Thus far I've read only five comments about my 9/26 post, "Reflections on the Jena 6." Remember that the deadline for this is this coming FRIDAY, OCT. 5th. I will accept comments posted before midnight on that date. Any comment after that will not be accepted, and you will miss out on 3 activity points.
Regarding the Jena 6, I will be handing out two very interesting pieces on the case in class tomorrow. First, the Southern Poverty Law Center's "Teaching Tolerance" project outlined six lessons from this case which I believe have broad application in dealing with incidents of racial bias. Second, African American sociologist, Orlando Patterson had a very interesting op-ed piece in the New York Times yesterday, 9/30 which reminds us both of the overuse of the prison system in dealing with young black males and issues that need to be addressed in the black community itself.
Don't forget your first essay is due tomorrow 10/2. And we will be getting back to the Basic Definitions.
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