Lesson 1 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity

Table of Contents

1. By the End of This Lesson, You will be Able to...
2. What is Race and Ethnicity?
   1. Take a Moment and...
   2. Race and Ethnicity Defined
3. The Reality of Race
   1. Is it Biological?
   2. How Does Race Change?: Overview
   3. How Does Race Change?: Time
   4. How Does Race Change?: Location
4. Just For Fun: Racial Draft (Dave Chappelle)
5. Putting it All Together

Putting it All Together

Race is something that changes overtime and does not have much to do with biology.

Based on this week's lesson and readings we will explore on this week's Discussion Board the following questions:

1. Why is race important to you?
2. Why should we study race?
3. How does race affect people?

See the following under Discussion Boards for detailed instructions on how to do this.

Prompt #1: Introductions & celebration of personal race/ethnicity

Prompt #2: "A pigment of your imagination?"