Below are links to recent articles about race in America. You can either choose one of the links or pick your article. If you would like to pick your own article relating to race in America, I would suggest using the current events tab for website suggestions. After you read the article, you will write a current events blog post.
The blog post should be two short paragraphs long and reflect on one news article. The first paragraph should provide a brief summary of the current event and the article itself. In the second paragraph you need to analyze and reflect. In your reflection you can provide your own opinion, highlight a flaw in the authors article, connect the event to a greater theme/question. However, you are not limited to these suggestions. Ultimately, I want to see that you critically analyzed the article and considered the larger implications of the current event.
1) http://nymag.com/news/features/obama-presidency-race-2014-4/
2) http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/04/18/304591220/the-golden-arch-of-the-universe-is-long
3) http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/04/08/300279224/how-stereotypes-explain-everything-and-nothing-at-all
4) http://nymag.com/news/features/obama-presidency-race-2014-4/
5) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/us/george-zimmerman-verdict-trayvon-martin.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
6) Choose your own Article
The blog post should be two short paragraphs long and reflect on one news article. The first paragraph should provide a brief summary of the current event and the article itself. In the second paragraph you need to analyze and reflect. In your reflection you can provide your own opinion, highlight a flaw in the authors article, connect the event to a greater theme/question. However, you are not limited to these suggestions. Ultimately, I want to see that you critically analyzed the article and considered the larger implications of the current event.
1) http://nymag.com/news/features/obama-presidency-race-2014-4/
2) http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/04/18/304591220/the-golden-arch-of-the-universe-is-long
3) http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/04/08/300279224/how-stereotypes-explain-everything-and-nothing-at-all
4) http://nymag.com/news/features/obama-presidency-race-2014-4/
5) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/us/george-zimmerman-verdict-trayvon-martin.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
6) Choose your own Article