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STRUCTURAL RACISM is a shorthand term for the many systemic factors that work to produce and maintain racial inequities in America today. These are aspects of our history and culture that allow the privileges associated with “whiteness” and the disadvantages associated with “color” to remain deeply embedded within the political economy. Public policies, institutional practices and cultural representations contribute to structural racism by reproducing outcomes that are racially inequitable.

For this week's class, you may working in groups of 2-4 on a website that explores the existence of structural racism in your common field of practice. If no one in the class is in your field of practice you can elect to complete website alone.

The racism you provide evidence for, should be predominantly in the US, but you are welcome to also write about the issue globally. The group you discuss must be a traditionally marginalized group (as we discussed in week 2, an "agent of oppression" and should have evidence and statistics to support and present in your presentation. To further define racism, please read Beverly Tatum's reading "Defining Racism, Can We talk?" and utilize her definition of racism: "A system of advantage based on race" (Tatum, 2017) to frame this presentation.

Tatum, B. D. (2017). Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?: And other conversations about race. Hachette UK.

***Make sure ALL information is properly cited and attributed to original source. This will become a renewable assignment and can be viewed by future students. Website will not be available for public search, but anyone with a direct link can view. Please make sure you have permission to share content if you are directly copying it to your website. Most links are usable as OER with appropriate reference if they are open on the web, see OER resources folder on blackboard for different websites to Open Access photos you can use with attribution.

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The purpose of this assignment is to not only understand structural racism, but also to begin thinking about community-based solutions and your role as an advocate for social justice. It is also an opportunity to use creative formats to express your innovative ideas. Please feel free to reach out to your instructor for help with generating ideas.