Roundtable: Teaching BLM to Predominately White Students

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

In a world where students often see themselves as color-blind and are loath to discuss race issues, discussing police violence against minorities and the responses from the Black Lives Matter movement can often be a challenge. This round table is aimed at sharing teaching strategies to discuss the intersections of crime, police response, race, media coverage, and BLM protest/activism.

Sub Unit

• Area XIII: Roundtable Sessions

Chair

• Stephen P. Hagan, McKendree University

Discussants

• Melencia Johnson, University of South Carolina Aiken

• Jennifer Webster, McKendree University

• Neil Quisenberry, McKendree University

• Todd Powell-Williams, Augusta University

• Jessica Finkeldey, Bowling Green State University

• Julie Setele, Webster University