Mini Essay #5

AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICS

Mini Essay #5

Overview and Instructions

Select any subject/topic discussed in class or in the news regarding African American Politics and write a short essay explaining why the event or issue is important. The essay should not exceed one page.

Below are examples of topics or events that can be used.

Please use complete sentences and standard grammar. Your essay should be coherent (introduction, thesis sentence, defense of thesis statement and conclusion). If additional references are used, please list them on a reference page using the APA citation format guidelines.

The assignment must be submitted in a Microsoft WORD document to the D2L dropbox folder by, 8:00 p.m. on October 19, 2018.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/09/18/sen_kamala_harris_i_believe_kavanaugh_accuser_she_has_nothing_to_gain.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/11/politics/kanye-west-jim-brown-donald-trump/index.html

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/the-most-important-election-of-2018-might-be-happening-in-maryland/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/us/politics/ayanna-pressley-massachusetts.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colin-kaepernick-nike-6-billion-man/

http://www.blacknews.com/news/white-realtor-fired-for-stopping-a-black-man-from-entering-his-own-luxury-condo/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/us/jason-van-dyke-laquan-mcdonald-verdict/index.html

https://www.blackpressusa.com/tag/andrew-gillam/

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/can-racial-bias-be-undone-in-an-afternoon-of-training-1243931203827?v=railb&