#FERGUSON
- Police officers were at the rally showing their support but only a few and I want to know why. Was it because they are afraid of what the people are going to think or what they are going to do?
- They keep repeating "Hands up" which connects to the issue of freedom and equal rights to them and their children and that Michael Brown put his hands up but he was still shot.
- In a small part of the video it shows a list of all the children that were shot by police and that list goes on and on. It shows that so many families were affected by this and that it needs to stop.
Why Do We Teach When Kids Are Dying #MichaelBrown
- The teacher talks about how most of her students who are a different color have bad filliations with the police and eve though some of her students have police officers as parents some students are still afraid of officers.
- The author brings up a very importnat asked question that is rarely answered- "What kind of country does this to its own citizens?"
- The teachers actas thouht this does not effect their class room but it does and it should be recognized.
Group C
Gene Denby on perception of Police
- This paper says that 70 percent of blacks are treated unfairly when it comes to dealing with the police but only 37 percent of whites are treated unfairly when dealing with the police.
- This also shows that 68 percent of blacks are not treated fairly in court while only 27 percent of whites are not reated fairly.
- It also shows recent tweets that come from people who think that racism today in our country is still a current problem today and says multiple interesting things such as "in unsurprising news, most white people are blind to racism".
Group D
What White Children Need to Know About Race
- This article talks about how racsim as a topic is begining to come up as a research question and is a very comon topic on the internet and social media.
- "Silence is a racial message" really stood out to me because it shows that just standing back and not doing anything is the same as being racist.
- Independent white schools say that they try to be diverse but they just say that because it is a goal for the school but not an actual fact.
Group E
America Is not For Black People
- This article somewhat talks about Michael Brown's Shooting and what happened
- I beleive that the officer who shot Mike Brown was in the fault because all of the witnesses have said that he was putting up his hands to surrender as he was shot and killed.
- I found it very interesting to hear that Micheal was not a special case, he was one of the many kids and young adults that get shot and were innocent.
Group F
Sometimes Unfortunate Things Happen In The Heat Of A 400-Year-Old Legacy Of Racism
- This article seems like it is on the favor of the police, it says that we have to remember that the poice are put in life or death situations every single day.
- The title of this article also catches my eye because the author makes this shooting sound like no big deal and that "accidents happen"
- The author says that the police are put in difficult situations and we need to respect that but I feel that there is always a situation where nobody needs to die.
In conclusion, I beleive that these websites show that racism is still a huge issue and that blacks are not being traeted as well as we think.
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