racism and discrimination
Go to TED Talk: www.ted.com 6. Search: David R. Williams: How Racism Makes Us Sick 7. Watch the video (video link also located in Brightspace) 8. Answer the following questions: a. Provide $ statistics in racial differences and life expectancy provided by the video b. What are the $ diseases mentioned in the video as […]
Kimberle’ Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality
Go to TED Talk: www.ted.com 2. Search: Kimberle’ Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality 3. Watch the video (video link also located in Brightspace) 4. Answer the following questions: a. As explained in the video, define Intersectionality, and summarize the example provided and how intersectionality informs social justice efforts. b. Discuss police violence as indicated in […]
The 1959 Knox Mine Disaster in Northeastern
The story of the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster in Northeastern, PA represents a framework for understanding how labor unions, management, and other organizations had engaged in corrupt labor-management relations. Mining too close to the Susquehanna river bed caused the river bed to collapse. Billions of gallons of water flowed into the mines, putting miners’ lives […]
