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 * ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018 ****is in the 4th quarter****!**

Parents, please [|join] the Parent Wiki. To help facilitate communication please create a user name that incorporates both your first and last name. For example, my name is Kevin Williams, so my user name would be "kevinwilliams".

Are you a confused student? Are you looking for something that isn't here. You're probably not on the correct wiki. This site is the same as the student wiki: the only differences are that this is not password protected and student work won't be posted here. But remember, you can always visit the student site. Just ask your student to log you in!!

School Loop is our district based grade/information site. Much of the information is similar to this site, but the calendar is helpful!

__** Class Needs and Fundraisers **__ RSJ is one of my most financially demanding classes. I provide (104 pages),, and quarterly extra credit movie sessions (with pizza). Additionally, I try to keep our RSJ library and video collection stocked. As such, I do need financial support.

Thankfully, we have, Nugget Scrip. I have submitted our class "DHS-Race & Social Justice" to the Nugget Scrip. All you need to do is get a SCRIP card (available all year, but also at Back to School Night), sign up for scrip (especially our class!), and use the scrip card when you shop. All that money comes into my RSJ account here at DSHS. I use this fund to bring in guest speakers, and support others. I'm ecstatic to have supported John Dau (God Grew Tired of Us), and Melba Pattillo Beals visit to DSHS (she was one of the Little Rock Nine).

We also have "No Shave November". Please consider supporting our class by donating to this worthy (and silly) cause. Click on the link to the left learn more. If you just want to help without waiting, send me an email.

Here is my "wishlist of videos"!!

__** Parent Information ** ** and Class News **__ Interested in joining School Loop? You can keep up-to-date on your student's attendance, assignments and grades. Simply click the link to start the process!!

__** Articles of Interest **__
 * 1) Retracing Slavery's Trail of Tears - one of my favorite articles of all-time. I learned more about the realities of slavery from this short(ish) article than anything I've ever read
 * 2) Aging Veterans Are Battling Again for Honorable Discharges - members of the military who were kicked out for being gay now want there discharges changed.
 * 3) Ben Kuroki Dies - a Japanese-American veteran (although the US simply called him American during WWII) dies but leaves an important legacy and reminder of the toll of intolerance during WWII.
 * 4) The Grape Strike That Transformed A Nation - discusses the Filipino role in the beginnings of the Delano Grape Worker strike that lasted several years in the late 1960s. We mostly remember Cesar Chavez and his role.
 * 5) Black Lives Matter - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's recent Time magazine article about why the term "Black Lives Matter" is appropriate.
 * 6) [|56 Gender Options on Facebook] - Facebook gives one 56 gender options to choose from. This article discusses the reasons and gives the 56 different options.
 * 7) The Moth: Hasan Minaj - Davis High grad talks about the difficulty and humor of growing up in Davis as non-white.
 * 8) Lost Boy Army Sergeant - former Sudan Lost Boy in a CBS interview
 * 9) [|Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi] - confession of Emmett Till's murder. Published in January 1956.
 * 10) We Need To Walk In Each Other's Shoes - Leonard Pitts' editorial that discusses the need for courses similar to RSJ.
 * 11) Stereotypes Drive Perceptions of Race - this set of articles has it all: NPR, Stanford study, Stephen Colbert. All have to with a Stanford study relating to a long (longitudnal) study done at Stanford about how people see race over time.
 * 12) Yolo At War: Back on the Home Front - if you want to know what Davis (and the surrounding areas) was like during WWII, read on!
 * 13) For Dark-Skinned Mexicans, Discrimination Lingers - the United States does not have a monopoly on racism or discrimination. This article may help you realize this is a worldwide problem.
 * 14) Integrated Prom, April 30, 2013! - discusses the most recent integrated prom in Georgia.
 * 15) Transgender 6-Year-Old - of course, this article is hard for most of us to relate to, but it provides GREAT insight to transgender issues.
 * 16) Women Drafted?! - we talked about this in class...will women be drafted? They have been cleared for combat, so drafting women might be the next legal step taken.
 * 17) The Open Road Wasn't Quite Open to All - details the Green Book - a automobile guide for black motorists. As you can imagine, black Americans faced a different highway experience than others. Therefore one black writer wrote a guidebook. Now, it's being made into a play. A NPR interview with Julian Bond, former student activist and leader of the NAACP reveals his memories of the "green book".
 * 18) 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal - new from //Time// magazine. This is the story about singularity and all that it might entail. Anyone interested in futuristic issues of race and social justice should really read this article.
 * 19) **TITLE IX and Myths**
 * 20) Eugenics Today - short article about one North Carolina woman who was deemed "feebleminded" and sterilized.
 * 21) How Slavery Really Ended in America - in class we talked about the "Contraband" Army, but we (admittedly) didn't go into enough depth. This article shows what happens when individuals __decide__ history. Much like the college students at Greensboro, NC, or Rosa Parks in Montgomery, AL, 3 runaway slaves and General Butler changed the course of the Civil War.
 * 22) Wisconsin Law and Race-based Mascots - read article to learn how Wisconsin is allowing residents to challenge mascots who they feel create insensitivity to racial groups. Mostly, the law has been used to challenge mascots related to Native American groups.
 * 23) Atomic Bomb Map - this "film" shows the chronlogy and location of atomic bomb testing in the world. Interestingly, it also keeps of tally of which countries tested (or used) atomic weaponry.

__** News and Current Events **__ Global and Domestic News Feeds - Headlines from PBS, Fox and MSNBC. Compare how different news networks deal with the same news event. Capital Public Radio - do you want a local perspective. Nothing is better than Capital Public Radio!!

__ **Interesting Topics, Articles, and Information for All Classes and Parents** __
 * 1) The Story of Francis Tomosawa- the story of the young American who lived in Japan throughout the war - including the bombing of Hiroshima. This is an amazing site that gives one a "start to finish" story of Tomosawa's amazing life.
 * 2) If you like British comedy, here is a clip from //Blackadder// – in it the main character, Blackadder helps explain how WWI started. It’s only 2 ½ minutes!!
 * 3) //The// //New York Times// published two editorials on 12/2/09 to mark the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s execution. One discusses his role as a [|terrorist], while the other calls for a [|pardon]. Both are quite interesting!!
 * 4) In class RSJ videos – we watched a portion of the film “God Grew Tired Of Us”, and are watching the entire documentary “Made In L.A.
 * 5) ”[|The Devil’s Highway Interactive Map] – if you’re interested in finding out more about the immigrants discussed in Luis Alberto Urrea’s book __The Devil’s Highway__, then check out this map.

**Academic Schedule for 2017-18**

A.P. U.S. History - Period 1 US History PBL - Period 4 Race and Social Justice in U.S. History - Periods 2, 5, 6

__** Contact Information **__ Email: kwilliams@djusd.net