26. April 20: From Black Hair to Wokeness

I. Announcements​​​

• LAST Hype presentations next Thursday by Forrest and Ezra!
• MAY 2 is the FINAL TURN-IN deadline for the semester (everything else is a soft deadline)!​​​​

click here for syllabus

Click here for HYPE guidelines

Click here for the sign-up sheet!

II. Grading Update​

• Placeholder "0" have been added to D2L to give you a better sense of what, if anything, you are missing
• Anything with a "-" means we have not done that task yet
• Any questions on this week's zine assignment?

III. Today's Panelists: Black Language & Rhetoric

Ellie, Brynn & Rory

Jimmy hendrix by Brynn Robinson

Moreau

IV. What is Anti-Wokeness/Anti-Woke Legislation?

"House Bill 999 (Postsecondary Educational Institutions), which was approved in a 12-5 party-line vote on March 13, follows a movement in the state led by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to limit discussions on race, gender identity and sexuality in schools. It is the latest installment in a series of similar bills that have been enacted in Florida. Last year, the governor signed into law the “Stop WOKE” Act (which is currently pending appeal), which seeks to restrict how conversations about race and gender take place at colleges and in workplaces by barring any discussion that would make people feel “guilty” or “uncomfortable” about past wrongs."