1. Goals  Point out places at Bellarmine and in the United States where prejudice and racism exist.  Differentiate between prejudice and racism  Differentiate between overt and covert racism  Define institutional racism  Be able to argue for or against the existence of institutional racism in the United States

2. Questions: answer yes, no or uncertain  Do you like cats?  Do you like raw oysters?  Do you like classical music?  Would you like to live in Europe?  Do you like to Waltz?  Should Welfare recipients do more to find a job?

3. Questions: answer yes, no or uncertain  Have you ever owned a cat for more than a month?  Have you ever eaten raw oysters?  Have you ever attended a symphony or listened to a complete recording of one?  Have you ever been to Europe?  Do you know how to Waltz?  Do you personally know anyone on Welfare?

4. Prejudice  In your notebooks…..  Name a time in which you were prejudiced against another student at Bellarmine.  Name a time in which another student was prejudiced against you.  What are some common prejudices present here at Bellarmine?  How does prejudice differ from racism?

5. Prejudice vs. Racism  The focus of prejudice is on the people who have prejudices.  These prejudices can often hurt other people.  The focus of racism is on the people being hurt by racism.

6. Racism: Overt vs. Covert  Part of the makeup of an organization, a community, or a society  Overt racism  Conscious, premeditated, intentional harming of another race  Covert racism  Direct harm not intended

7. Racism: Overt vs. Covert  Overt: German Jews were forced into urban ghettos, tightly-packed, confined areas in eastern European cities.  Covert: Prior to World War II, Nazis published material that presented “scientific proof” that Jews were racially inferior to Germans.

8. Racism: Overt vs. Covert  Overt: In the 19 th century, British cartoons portrayed Irish people as closely resembling monkeys in order to support discriminatory practices against them.  Covert: Generally held belief that Irish were less sophisticated than British  Big Martin Connolly

9. Racism: Overt vs. Covert  Overt: Slavery in the United States  Covert: Before the US Civil War, some supporters of slavery argues that Africans enslaved and brought to the US were “fortunate” to be introduced to Christianity and civilization.

10. Racism  In notebooks….  When have you experienced overt racism?  When have you experienced covert racism?  Do you think there is institutional racism in our country? Or just individuals who are racist?

11. Racism  Do white children and Native American children generally have the same educational opportunities?  Are members of various races represented among both the wealthiest and poorest segments of society?  Can people accused of crime receive a fair and equal trial regardless of their races?

12. Race and Poverty in the US  Forty-three percent of working families with at least one minority parent were low income,  Nearly twice the proportion of white working families (22 percent).  In 2010, 15.1% of Americans lived in poverty (46.2 million people).  9.9% of non-Hispanic whites  27.4% of Blacks  26.6% of Hispanics

14. Wealthiest people in the US Bill Gates Larry Ellison Warren Buffet The Walton Family The Koch Brothers George Soros Sheldon Adelson

16. Crack vs. Cocaine  Cocaine comes from coca paste, which comes from the coca plant.  Crack comes from cooking cocaine with baking powder.  Crack is much less expensive and is more prevalent in poorer communities.  Crack has a short, intense high  Cocaine has a slower, less-intense high when snorted, but the high is more intense when injected.

17. Racism and the Justice System  A conviction of the sale of 500 g of powdered cocaine triggers a 5 year minimum mandatory sentence  The same sentence for a sale of crack?  5 grams.  Conviction of possession of 5 grams of crack carries with it a minimum of 5 years  Conviction of possession of 5 grams of cocaine carries with it a maximum of 1 year, and most 1 st time offenders will get off with probation.

18. Racism and the Justice System  Approx. 2/3 of crack users are either white or Hispanic.  93% of convicted crack offenders are black.

19. Racism and the Justice System  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikuV1DMzehk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikuV1DMzehk

20.  African Americans comprise 37% of those arrested for drug offenses, but only 12.6% of the population.  In 2005, Drug Czar and Former Secretary of Education said “You could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down."  Are black people naturally or culturally a more criminal people? Or is there some other explanation? Race and Justice

21.  White and African-Americans use drugs at approximately the same rate  Yet African-Americans are incarcerated for drug use at 10x the rate of whites.  Why?