For Monday

Please read the "Ebonics" piece (posted in Course Documents) and also watch these three videos:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2H1dMbkYa4&feature=related
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gXnZKUG_ic&feature=related
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aM8VU47pKU&feature=related

Pose a deep question related to either the article or the video clips on the Blog (feel free to share your thoughts as well) and then go back and respond to someone else's question by Monday.

My goal is to help prepare you for writing the next critical paper about your documentary of choice. The first step is to prepare a thoughtful sociological question that will engage you and the reader. Thus, do not simply focus on Rev. Wright's thoughts as an individual, but instead consider the larger implications. Let's get into it!

Practice, practice

This statement is from the handout in class: Another scholar, Zelda Seagraves, also shared with the instructor recently her view that tension between single Black women and the fathers of their children could emerge largely from their frustration at seeing their children struggle and often feeling somewhat powerless in the effort to raise the kids as best as they would want. Do you agree? If so, what would be a good "name" for this phenomenon?

OR

Many scholars have written about the challenges faced by the growing Black middle- and upper-class. While they have achieved professionally, they still encounter internal and external struggles. Briefly discuss your take on this phenomenon and come up with a name for it.

Class Feedback

Please discuss any issues or activities that you want to see take place in the second half of the class.