Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Race in America - The Donald Sterling Case

Today we will take a close look at a recent event - the comments made by Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball team. His comments were quickly labeled as racist, protests were seen across the country, and the NBA fined and banned him from the sport.

What is this story about?  To just say "racism" is only part of the picture.  Today we will read several different stories and attempt to synthesize the information.

Here are a few different news sources for you to explore. Browse through the articles and find two - one information, and one opinion piece.

  • http://www.nytimes.com/
  • http://www.cnn.com/
  • http://espn.go.com/
  • http://www.latimes.com/
  • http://www.foxnews.com/
  • http://www.msnbc.com/
  • http://www.usatoday.com/
  • http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
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2 comments:

  1. Neil RiglerApril 30, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    Here is a link to the article I read: http://forward.com/articles/197343/donald-sterling-rant-reveals-archetype-of-small-mi/?p=1

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  2. AnonymousApril 30, 2014 at 12:53 PM

    My response ----> http://thedudekcheck.blogspot.com/2014/04/racism-beyond-donald-sterling.html

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