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1. According to the Economic Policy Institute, more than one in four black households has zero or negative net worth, compared to less than one in ten white families. (Wealth = assets such as home and cash minus liabilities such as mortgage and credit card debt). Other studies show that a single black woman in her economic prime has a median net worth of $5, in comparison to $42,600 for a white woman. A Black woman with children has a median net worth of $0. Using the lens of critical race theory, explain this disparity. Bolster your argument with statistics and facts. 2. For 10 years, Brian Williams served as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. In 2015, he was involved in a scandal that changed the course of his career. Describe what happened to Williams, and explain how and why he was treated differently than Jayson Blair, formerly of the NY Times. 3. Read this story The Voice of Hate in America’s Heartland. Explain why it was controversial. Cite a specific example of a reader critique. How did the editors justify running this story? 4. How did Russia use fake news to disrupt the American political process and the 2016 election. Show me a specific example of a racially-constructed example of fake news. 5. During the 1988 election, George H. Bush, created this now infamous ad – which basically won him the presidency against Michael Dukakis. Discuss the use of black male stereotypes present in the spot. 6. Many Americans believe that government programs like food stamps, are riddled with waste and abuse and make poor people dependent, encouraging them to stay poor. The face of the so-called undeserving poor is often a black mother. What are the stereotypes about black women that have created this lack of empathy and where do they come from?Grammar: correct passive voice, “to be” verb, get rid of the heinous there is/there are and fix needless repetitionThe killing of Trayvon Martin was an introduction to a series of murders.There is a terrible day, September 11, 2001, that changed history. I hope to see a woman president in my lifetime, and I hope it is Kamala Harris. In the jury trial, the verdict was overturned on appeal.There are people that still remember the Civil Rights movement. ................
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