lec 4 Flashcards
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general background information
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- AAs described ‘involuntary immigrants” to the U.S. (john Ogbu)
- though times have improved, many AAs still experience discrimination
2
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Former student Sharee McCoy:
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- educated family in Elk Grove; she was called an N–
- N– was written in chalk in front of her house
- Mark’s friend Jack (1/4 AA, 3/4 White) harassed and bullied in junior high for being an N–
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Former Student Zenzele Shakir
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- in the military, other AAs told her to be “less threatening” and to “do what the White people tell you to do.”
- in the south, there are certain places that Blacks just don’t go
4
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Hanna Mcmillian (2016; biracial) Kiandra Burney (2016) Krystal Mosley (2016)
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- Dad (AA) got pulled over 2x as much as the rest of the family
- biracial; in her neighborhood, too white for the black kids and too black for the white kids
- because she speaks MAE, friends call her “whitewashed”
5
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AAs have
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- a strong work and family ethic
- unfortunately, there still remains an educational and income gap between AAs and other ethnic groups
- poverty continues to be an issue for many AA children
6
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AA girls
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- AA girls and young women are the fastest growing group of incarcerated young people in the U.S.
- crimes: stealing food and milk for children
7
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Sacramento Bee MLK
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-the income gap in CA between Blacks and
Whites has reached its widest point in decades
- today, CA White families median income is 80% higher than that of Black families
8
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Bee continued
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- white California families typically earn $90,000 a year compared to $43,500 a year for Black families
- In Sacramento, black families earn barely half of white families do
9
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bee reasons
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- discrimination
- economy
- hard to get a job without a college degree
- achievement gap in K-12 schools
- higher incarceration rate of black men
10
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Many African Americans
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- are deeply religious
- the church plays a major role in their lives
- AAs most likely to report a religious affiliation
- Many hours a week may be spent at church, including all day Sunday
- when we work w/ elderly AAs especially, it can be helpful to include the pastor, church members, friends from bible study etc.
11
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Erica Walthall 2016
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- from Alabama
- whole day spent in church on Sunday
- church is where low-ses people could get free help (e.g., w/jobs, $) from middle-SES educated church members
12
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Education and Literacy
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- AA families value education and literacy; it is important to them that their children work hard and do well in school. College may be another story.
- Latasha N. graduating from our program w/ her B.S. – friends would not attend graduation; family didnt understand importance
- most teachers are white women; there may be some cultural difference between them and AA ch. especially males.
13
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Lautrell S. recent student
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- in the oakland schools, on year they had a white teacher who didnt use the “the tone”
- The students had no respect for her
14
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Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
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- people w/ a bachelors degree make 84% more $$ over a lifetime than high school graduates
- Translation: college graduate makes $2.3 million over a lifetime; high school graduate makes $1.3 million
15
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Statistics show
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- the high school graduation rate for African Americans has increased in the last few years
- Young adults w/ Masters degree, Asians earned $73,000 a year ; African Americans earned $50,000 year
16
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The crisis in Black Education Executive Summary
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- throughout the last quarter of the twentieth century and continuing today, the crisis in black education had grown significantly in urban neighborhoods where public schools lack resources
- endure overcrowding, exhibit a racial achievement gap, and confront policies that fail to deliver substantive opportunities
- the touted benefits of education remain elusive to many blacks of all ages. Tragically some poorly performing schools serve as pipelines to prison for youths
17
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It is important to address educational discrepancies which affect AA children
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- one way to do this is to provide early intervention (e.g., Head Start, good preschool programs)
- If AA students use African American English (AAE), there may be issues with reading, writing and spelling in mainstream English
