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Week 12 Discussion Board (Diversity)_Human Relations

Week 12 Discussion Board (Diversity)_Human Relations

Q For this week's topic: (1) First, watch this piece called: 'Know Their Names' by Aljazeera: Know Their Names (Links to an external site.) (2) Then, watch the PBS Frontline classic program entitled: "A Class Divided" (this week's Required Resources). THIS WEEK YOU HAVE A CHOICE: You can review 'Know Their Names' and discuss this piece in your discussion response. OR You can discuss your reaction to the Jane Elliott video. OR You can choose to discuss 'both' - (1) event 30 years ago and (1) event 'current day' racism and social unrest

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After going through the article 'Know Their Names' by Aljazeera, I felt very disturbed, angry, and ashamed that as human beings, we have very little compassion for others when we are out in a position of power and authority. All of the people killed by law enforcers were victims of racial discrimination and profiling, and instead of investigating the situation, each of the police officers in each case shot their alleged offender.