Racism in the News

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Find a current article that discusses any issue of race relations in the news. Download, print, and annotate the article. Your annotations should include:
1. Circle and define five vocabulary words.
2. Highlight main ideas and underline supporting ideas.
3. Make a minimum of five margin notes/comments.

Then, write a new blog post which includes an illustration (photo, chart, graph, etc.) with a caption and a link to the article that you read. Your written post should have a minimum of two paragraphs, the first being a summary of the article (include the article title, which is linked to the original course, the name of the author and the name of the source-organization or web site where you retrieved the article), and the second being your personal reflection/response to the content of the article.

Mizzou Students and Faculty Take a Stand

In this Aug. 26, 2015 photo, Jonathan Butler uses a megaphone to encourage others to stand and chant during a "day of action" celebrating graduate students and draw attention to their demands in Traditions Plaza on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Mo. Butler began his hunger strike on Nov. 2 to call attention to racial problems at the state's flagship university. (Photo: Daniel Brenner, AP)

Too often, when it comes to talking about racism, people want to know what they can do to make a difference. Well, students at the University of Missouri have been in the news recently for the actions they have taken to combat racism on their campus. First, students sent an open letter to the president of the University calling for him to take action against campus racism. Then, over the weekend, 30 Mizzou football players announced, with their coaches' support, that they would no longer attend practice or play in an football games until the University president stepped down. Late Monday morning, November 9, 2015, President Tim Wolfe, announced his resignation.

Read and annotate the articles handed out in class, and write a blog response. What did you think about the student and faculty actions? Do you agree, disagree? Why or why not? Do you think these kinds of protests are valid? Are there other ways to address racism? What are they?

Your response should be 250-350 words long.

Check out the articles here:
Black football players at Missouri: We'll sit out until system president resigns
(http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/08/us/missouri-football-players-protest/index.html)
and
University of Missouri President Quits After Faculty Walks Out
http://college.usatoday.com/2015/11/09/university-of-missouri-president-quits-after-faculty-walks-out/