DB2
Upload 2 pictures from the Museum of African American History (google). Why were these two pictures relevant to you and your understanding of the social lives of Black Bostonians? Add a short paragraph explanation as to why this picture connects to our lesson on social context and social research methods.
DB 3
Upload 2 images (pictures) of the African Meeting House Aside from the picture, you want to explain why these images were important? How do they connect with the social institution (pick) one as discussed in the book Black Bostonian by James Oliver Horton, Lois E. Horton?
DB 4
Read the article on UMass and Community Colleges. More importantly after reading the Boston Globe article read the comments from the readers (word document).
What is your initial reaction to reading the comments from the readers? What do the comments reflect in terms of our topic on social stratification and education in our textbook? How would you react or respond to the readers’ comments?
check Comments from Readers on UMass Article File uploaded
DB 5
What were the local and global issues affecting women in the video and article supplements? How do these issues reflect the topics discussed in the chapter of the textbook on Gender?
#meetoo movement
Click https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/the-movement-of-metoo/542979/ link to open resource.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/half-the-sky/ http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/solar-mamas/ http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/12/13/cut_it_out_program_trains_hairstylists_to_recognize_signs_of_abuse_and_safely_refer_clients_to_local_resources/
DB 6
Upload your responses to the worksheet.
How does the work of DSNI and the events that happened in the community connect with our topic on Social Stratification, Race and Ethnicity issues from the textbook? Share with the class your experience doing the class lectue/tour of DSNI organization and neighborhood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShTYvPOVk68&feature=youtu.be
For DB 6 : Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative. Watch the video link and compare your observation and knowledge about the Black Bostonians and Museum Tour/ Black Heritage Trail and the lives of African Americans before the Civil War with the lives of people living in Dudley Street Neighborhood.
