US History through the African American Experience

Read or watch 3 articles about African American life after the Civil Rights movement. You must write a reflection on your favorite article/topic which addresses the following questions:

1.  What is your topic and why are you interested in it?

2. What are 3 specific facts about this topic that interest you?

3.  When class is over, why will you continue to pay attention to this topic?

4.  List another website or article or video which  you can read or listen to to find out more about your topic.

5.  How does  your topic relate to equality and justice in America?

1. 1997 Brian Williams on Tupac

Gotta Keep Your Head Up

2.  ColorofChange – website for African American activism

3.  Ella Baker Center for Social Change — Environmental Justice

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised –

Gil Scott Heron’s commentary

Articles offered:

The Prison Industrial Complex

The Great White Myth

Shopping While Black

Algebra as Civil Rights

Alice Walker letter to Obama Nov. 5, 2008