The blogs you all have written have opened up quite a space for discussing race and privilege in America. I would like for you all to spend some time over break to interact with this PBS website that explores race and privilege and think through your assumptions, beliefs, and ideas.

Also, many have asked about this study I mentioned about race and privilege regarding African American males and job opportunities. A link to this study and an interview with the researcher can be found here.

As we are getting into research practices and methodologies, one strategy for finding academic sources on your topic is to consult a bibliography. I am giving you a link here to explore scholarly research conducted by experts in their fields (multiple disciplines) that supports the idea of race and privilege. There is some interesting reading here that provides further support and context for the PBS website. Remember that the PBS site is meant for the lay public. These sources are written for researchers and reflect current scholarship in their respective fields.

For all of you who are blogging religiously, keep it up! For those of you who haven't, join the discussion! I urge all of you to reference the websites provided here, add more if you find other solid sources, and move the discussion from personal experience (which is valuable but limited in scope) into a research-based, academic discussion. It will be fun to see how your blogs evolve.