Analysis
Racial Bias Now...
All about that bias....
Racial bias vs. Racism
*Exercises:
Number pattern
Influence
Implicit Vs. Explicit Bias
Confirmation Bias *
Privilege *
Confirmation Bias & Race (LA Times)
Stereotype = overgeneralized beliefs
Prejudice = unjustified attitude
(fear and hostility)
Discrimination = behavior/practice of unfair treatment
Prejudice/Discrimination Crash Course
"The Souls of Black Folks"
The effects of racism on African American identity and potential
Color Line
The Veil
Double consciousness
Remedies for the situation
1868-1963
Writer, scholar, sociologist
Cofounder of NAACP
Souls of Black Folks (1903)
13th: Modern Day Effects of Racial Bias
NPR Review: 13th Maps the Road...
Ted Talk: Michelle Alexander, author The New Jim Crow
Synopsis: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
Discussion Questions
How do you feel after watching the documentary? Does this relate to how you felt during the in class exercise?
Has any information altered your preexisting views?
How does the representations of Black men in the media contribute to this issue. Use terms: stereotype, prejudice, discrimination