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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Assignment #7: Analyze this. SLPOA calls for Rams players to be "disciplined" and to apologize for hands up gesture.

After some Rams players did this before the game on Sunday November 30, 2014:


The St Louis Police Officers Association made this statement:

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/11/30/stl-police-officers-association-condemns-rams-display/19721979/?hootPostID=56e4d621f410c5ee1ef0c0b0696f34f8 

Some twitter activists considered the SLPOA language to be reflective of a plantation 'overseer's' mentality.   Against the SLPOA's call for the NFL to punish these players, one  commenter on the Deadspin story had this to say:

The president of the SLPOA is Jeff Roorda, who inspires both strong support and vehement opposition in the rapidly polarizing field of St. Louis discourse on Ferguson. Shaun King explores some aspects of Roorda's political history here.

The Rams won the game that day, against the Oakland Raiders, 52-0.
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And then there's this movement in Ferguson too: Police shut down mysterious 'Oath Keepers' guarding rooftops in downtown Ferguson : News

Police shut down mysterious 'Oath Keepers' guarding rooftops in downtown Ferguson : News
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Public School Activism & Movements & the University Campus: The TFA Debate

Assignment #6: Analyzing strategy.

Social movement strategies: the (on-line) petition tied to a pledge for individual/institutional action (boycott/ban), circulated via Twitter.

A) Should university faculty take such positions?  (whether you agree or not)
B) Where does this strategy fit into wider repertoires of contention?
C) What are the moral, empirical and ideological foundations (the knowledge claims) that sustain this strategy and this position?

https://www.change.org/p/university-faculty-ban-teach-for-america-recruiters-from-your-classrooms


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Analysis of twitter on Ferguson: a visualization

By Emma Pierson, on Quartz: http://qz.com/302616/see-how-red-tweeters-and-blue-tweeters-ignore-each-other-on-ferguson/.

And see the commentary at Fast Company: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3039123/infographic-of-the-day/visualizing-the-political-battle-over-ferguson-on-twitter


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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Racial Inequality in the US: Juan Cole/Informed Comment breaks it down

http://www.juancole.com/2014/11/inequality-americans-numbers.html


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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Actually, Patricia Williams already did Assignment #5: “A hallucination of your worst fears”: Legal scholar Patricia Williams on what Darren Wilson’s testimony reveals about racism in America

“A hallucination of your worst fears”: Legal scholar Patricia Williams on what Darren Wilson’s testimony reveals about racism in America
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Assignment #5: Unpack white use of super-hero/cartoon character/wrestler metaphors & similes to describe blackness

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Assignment #4: Dissect.

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Assignment #3: Discuss.

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Assignment #2: Discuss.

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Assignment #1: Discuss.

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Most school districts canceling activities in advance of grand jury announcement : News

Most school districts canceling activities in advance of grand jury announcement : News
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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Why the grand jury process can't be trusted in this case : News

Why the grand jury process can't be trusted in this case : News
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Law Prof Tells KMOX’s Mark Reardon Grand Jury Process In Ferguson Case Can’t Be Trusted « CBS St. Louis

Law Prof Tells KMOX’s Mark Reardon Grand Jury Process In Ferguson Case Can’t Be Trusted « CBS St. Louis
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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Ferguson by the numbers: Breakdown since protests began : News

Ferguson by the numbers: Breakdown since protests began : News
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Friday, November 21, 2014

On prominent Ferguson leaders

From Huffington Post, Nov. 21, 2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/21/ferguson-protesters-spokespeople_n_6193056.html
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With Ferguson decision looming, Holder issues new police guidance : News

With Ferguson decision looming, Holder issues new police guidance : News
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Ferguson officer's lawyer, union official, say AP story on grand jury confidence was misleading : News

Ferguson officer's lawyer, union official, say AP story on grand jury confidence was misleading : News
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As anxiety rises, Riverview Gardens rolls out support in advance of grand jury announcement : News

As anxiety rises, Riverview Gardens rolls out support in advance of grand jury announcement : News
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Police arrest three protesters, use pepper spray on one in Ferguson : News

Police arrest three protesters, use pepper spray on one in Ferguson : News
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Nixon announces members of Ferguson Commission : News

Nixon announces members of Ferguson Commission : News
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Windmiller appointed to governor’s Ferguson Commission | Newsroom | Washington University in St. Louis

Windmiller appointed to governor’s Ferguson Commission | Newsroom | Washington University in St. Louis
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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Ferguson demonstrators disrupt Stenger election night party : News

Ferguson demonstrators disrupt Stenger election night party : News
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