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We will use the following PowerPoint Template to work on STEP 6 in class as a group. Your group will post your artefact before leaving class.

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STEP 6 Reflection on the Concept of "Interdisciplinarity"

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STEP 6 Reflection on the Concept of "Interdisciplinarity"

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Please use the following link to submit an individual reflection on what "interdisciplinarity" means to you after completing STEP 6. Due next week before class.

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STEP 5 Day 2: Compare and Contrast Disciplinary Insights

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STEP 5 Day 2: Compare and Contrast Disciplinary Insights

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Please see attached Word document for the work we will do for Day 2 of STEP 5.

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STEP 5 Reflection on the Concept of "Interdisciplinarity"

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STEP 5 Reflection on the Concept of "Interdisciplinarity"

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Please use the following link to submit an individual reflection on what "interdisciplinarity" means to you after completing STEP 5. Due next week before class.

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STEP 4 Group Artefact Template Diondra,Chelsi,Yasmine,Ashley

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STEP 4 ARTIFACT (click link)

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STEP 5 Day 1: Critically Analyze Disciplinary Insights 

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STEP 5 Day 1: Critically Analyze Disciplinary Insights 

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Please see attached Word document for the work we will do for Day 1 of STEP 5.

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Here is a very recent incidence of racial profiling.

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Corey Lewis was leaving a Subway sandwich shop in the US state of Georgia on Sunday with the two children he was babysitting, when a woman approached him in a Walmart car park.

The woman asked if the children were OK, and requested to speak to them. When Mr Lewis refused, the woman followed him home and called the police.

Mr Lewis is black. The children were white.

The incident in suburban Atlanta has recharged the debate about racial profiling in America.

Mr Lewis documented parts of the experience in a series of Facebook Live videos which have been viewed more than 600,000 times.

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In the videos, Mr Lewis says: "It's 2018. I can't step out into the community without being profiled.

"I am being harassed and followed... because I have got two kids that don't look like me."

He also said that the children were "scared" by the woman following them.

In the final video, Mr Lewis is questioned by a police officer by the side of the road.

Mr Lewis described the incident as an example of "babysitting while black" and suggests that the only reason the woman contacted the police was because of his skin colour.

The videos were met with anger online, with many people commenting that it was "disgusting" and "terrible" that the police were called.

Many people used the hashtag #BabysittingWhileBlack to express their anger.

'Living while black'

Mr Lewis' experience is the latest of a number of incidents of white people calling the police to report black people for undertaking seemingly normal daily activities.

This has given rise to the term "living while black" to describe the criminalisation of black people going about their everyday lawful business.

Black people napping, visiting a coffee shop or restaurant, canvassing and selling water have all resulted in the police being called.

Dana Mango, the children's mother, told Good Morning America, that she was "in a state of disbelief" when she received a phone call from a police officer asking her to confirm that she knew Mr Lewis.

"The officer was actually apologetic," Ms Mango said. "I think he was embarrassed. He saw what was happening pretty quickly."

Mr Lewis runs a youth mentoring organisation that teaches life skills to young people with emotional and behaviour issues.

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Cops called for 'babysitting while black'

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Corey Lewis was leaving a Subway sandwich shop in the US state of Georgia on Sunday with the two children he was babysitting, when a woman approached him in a Walmart car park. The woman asked if the children were OK, and requested to speak to them.

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Please see the attached template for your STEP 4 artefact/product submission. Download and save it. Then fill out the information asked for and upload it here as your individual post before next week's class meeting.

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I think it will be more effective for you all working on this project if your question was "Why does American society racially profile minorities?" or "why is there racial profiling towards minorities in the American society? This question will provide a better direction for you guys' project I think. See the concept map I drew with this question in mind.

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STEP 4 Reflection on the Concept of "Interdisciplinarity"

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STEP 4 Reflection on the Concept of "Interdisciplinarity"

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Use the following link to submit an individual reflection on what "interdisciplinarity" means to you after completing STEP 4. Due before classtime next week.

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My takeaway from this step was taliking about my passion for this topic. All of my group members seem to be passionate about this topic. I am sure that my group would agree with me that this topic about racism is on a rise. In the artifact I contributed some statistics that I found. I also found the different disciplines that went with our topic my part was “Racism is on the rise, and will only become worse in our society. According to Andrew Arenge, an intern at NBCnews, 30 percent plurality think that race is the biggest source of division in America today. Many incidents have caused this percentage to rise like the “three Airbnb guests in Southern California were detained after a white neighbor called the police.” This is racial profiling and causing a rise in racism. Racial profiling and discrimination doesn’t just happen in these public places, but also effects propels economically. Under a quarter of Americans have experienced racial profiling in their workplaces. Of course, the different racial subgroups have similar issues but discrimination against minorities is a serious issue in this country. Many polls and research found that Americans are split on how often they personally engage in discussions about racism. While it’s easy to blame the society for racism, it is not the only reason.” I feel
Like this was a great fit with our topic because it showed the stigma and it also showed the different factors of racism. (Yasmine Lumpkin)

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STEP 3 Reflection on the concept of "interdisciplinarity"

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STEP 3 Reflection on the concept of "interdisciplinarity"

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Use the following link to submit an individual reflection on what "interdisciplinarity" means to you after completing STEP 3. Due before classtime next week.

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STEP 3 Group Product/Artefact (Relevant Disciplines Table & Concept Map)

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STEP 3 Group Product/Artefact (Relevant Disciplines Table & Concept Map)

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You will use classtime to work with your group members on STEP 3. As you discuss and address criteria/actions for STEP 3, take notes/create a table and a concept map showing disciplines with potentially relevant insights to your group's problem (table) and relationships between key concepts/phenomena involved (concept map) in your project. Before leaving class, one of you in the group will upload the artifact into this post. Write names of group members who were part of the conversation on the artefact. You can take a picture of both the table and the concept and upload within this post.

This is a group project. Your group needs your input and needs you to be present. If a group member is absent, they will be allowed to submit their contribution to the group’s product with the submission of acceptable documentation showing an extenuating circumstance that prevented them from attending class.

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For step 2 while I was not physically able to be in class this day, I communicated to my group that I was not able to make it, and view text message I was able to input my ideas into the conversation. To me interdisciplinarity from this approach means, that we all take our own concepts we’ve learned and are passionate about and include them in a bigger idea under the same umbrella. It means that each group member will have different insight to add to the conversation. For our topic we all are passionate about the same general topic, but we each have a different area that we research in depth, and that is more of a concern to us as an individual. I like this approach because we are able to talk and bring different key points, raising different questions about our topic, and collectively thinking of ways to come up with a solution.

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Here is an article that may be useful as your thinking continues to deepen and expand on this topic.

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Here is an article that may be useful as your thinking continues to deepen and expand on this topic.

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by Garth Graham

It is no secret there are incredible gaps in our health care system today. In many major cities, you can go from neighborhood to neighborhood and see the average life expectancy drop by several decades. When you look at the underserved communities hit the hardest by health inequity, many are made up of diverse populations.

The data backs it up. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease and diabetes are two of the top 10 leading causes of death among African-Americans and diabetes risk is more than 60 percent higher among Hispanics, compared to Caucasians.

The statistics are frustrating and the root causes can be blamed on a number of factors, including social determinants of health (SDOH), the cost of health care and other barriers to care. Another potential contributor is the persistent shortfalls in diversity in every segment of the biomedical career pipeline. We have a serious lack of diversity among medical professionals that is impacting the quality of care that people receive. Numerous studies have shown time and time again that patients from diverse communities are more trusting of doctors from their own communities.

While this is a difficult issue to address, there is also compelling research telling us that we may be able to help reduce disparities in health care and improve outcomes if we can simply increase diversity among health care providers.

That's why the Aetna Foundation recently worked with Harvard Medical School (HMS) to establish the HMS Diversity Fund. This fund will help turbo-charge HMS efforts to offer programs for K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education reinforcement, provide support for minority students and fellows, as well as leadership and faculty development opportunities. In addition, HMS's diversity research program, Converge, will expand its efforts to address workforce diversity, human resource development, and human capital in the biomedical, behavioral science, and high demand STEM fields. This work will help bring a rigorous evidence base to our work on diversity and inclusion.

Over the next two years, it's our hope that this funding will provide consistency to these efforts and better inform the diversity programs at HMS. The HMS Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion will present findings from our work together, highlighting the program's successes and identifying areas for improvement. Beyond the HMS community, we hope these efforts will serve as a powerful model for other institutions to expand their own diversity and inclusion programs.

We know outreach and education can also be powerful conduits for change if relevant mentors are leading the way. One outstanding example is a traveling grassroots education initiative called Tour for Diversity in Medicine (T4D). Launched by two physicians who experienced gaps in care firsthand, T4D connects high school and undergraduate students with current minority physicians, dentists, pharmacists and medical students who can help them navigate the graduate school application process. Since 2012, T4D leaders have visited more than 40 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and community colleges and mentored more than 3,500 students.

For too long, African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics have struggled to gain adequate representation in medicine and access to pathways for successful biomedical careers. We are committed to overcoming this challenge by working across sectors - from nonprofit, private and education spheres - to help expand the field of future leaders in health care.

Together, we can help bridge the health divide for members of diverse communities. By increasing opportunities for diverse populations, we are not only promoting diversity and inclusion among our ranks as providers - we are setting the stage to help improve outcomes for our most vulnerable communities.
Dr. Garth Graham is the President and Vice President of Community Health at the Aetna Foundation and Chair of the Harvard Medical School Diversity Fund Committee.

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Creating an Inclusion Imperative: Advancing Diversity in Medical...

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Diondra,Yasmine,Chelsi,and Ashley

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STEP 2 Reflection on the concept of "Interdisciplinarity" 

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STEP 2 Reflection on the concept of "Interdisciplinarity" 

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Use the following link to submit an individual reflection on what interdisciplinarity means to you now after completing STEP 2 before classtime next week (due Oct 3 before class).

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You will use classtime to work with your group members on STEP 2. As you discuss and address criteria for STEP 2, take notes/create a written artifact for the group. Before leaving class, one of you in the group upload the artifact into this post. Write names of group members who were part of the conversation on the artefact.

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What was your takeaway from today's conversation on STEP 2 of your project? How did you contribute to the discussion? What insights did you offer the group?
Submit a written (150 words) or audio (2 min) and post it here before classtime next week (due Oct 3).

My takeaway from this step was taliking about my passion for this topic. All of my group members seem to be passionate about this topic. I am sure that my group would agree with me that this topic about racism is on a rise. In the artifact I contributed some statistics that I found. I also found the different disciplines that went with our topic my part was “Racism is on the rise, and will only become worse in our society. According to Andrew Arenge, an intern at NBCnews, 30 percent plurality think that race is the biggest source of division in America today. Many incidents have caused this percentage to rise like the “three Airbnb guests in Southern California were detained after a white neighbor called the police.” This is racial profiling and causing a rise in racism. Racial profiling and discrimination doesn’t just happen in these public places, but also effects propels economically. Under a quarter of Americans have experienced racial profiling in their workplaces. Of course, the different racial subgroups have similar issues but discrimination against minorities is a serious issue in this country. Many polls and research found that Americans are split on how often they personally engage in discussions about racism. While it’s easy to blame the society for racism, it is not the only reason.” I feel
Like this was a great fit with our topic because it showed the stigma and it also showed the different factors of racism. (Yasmine Lumpkin)

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Please see the directions/instructions on Interdisciplinary Research Process and Rubric doc on iCollege.

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Here is a recent event that may be relevant to your thinking.

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DALLAS, Texas - Dallas police are coming under fire for the timing of the release of information obtained in a search warrant about the victim of a deadly police shooting.

Botham Jean was killed when an off-duty police officer entered his apartment last Thursday and shot him. The officer, Amber Guyger, claimed she thought it was her apartment and apparently thought Jean was an intruder.

Guyger was charged with manslaughter in the shooting and remains on administrative leave from the Dallas Police Department.

Yesterday, Fox 4 in Dallas tweeted "Search warrant: Marijuana found in Botham Jean's apartment after deadly shooting." The tweet linked to a story titled "Lawyers 'disgusted' by release of search warrant showing marijuana found in Botham Jean's apartment."

According to Fox 4, one of the warrants became public on Thursday, hours after Jean's funeral. It listed several items found in Jean's apartment, including a small amount of marijuana.

"I think it's unfortunate that law enforcement begin to immediately criminalize the victim - in this case, someone who was clearly was the victim that has absolutely no bearing on the fact that he was shot in his home," Lee Merritt, attorney for Jean's family, told Fox 4. "I would love to see more information coming out about the warrants executed on the home of the shooter who lived just below him. I haven't seen any of those. And particularly for it to be on this day the day that we remember and celebrate him... to see the common assassination attempt on the victim that we often see in law enforcement involved shootings."

"It doesn't change the story," Daryl Washington, attorney for the Jean family, told Fox 4. "She claimed that she went into a place she thought was her apartment. She didn't claim she had gone somewhere because she thought there was some sort of criminal activity."

"I know because of how he lived his life it won't stain his reputation because he lived his life so virtuously," Merritt added. "But it's unfortunate law enforcement has taken this turn."

Of the tweet sent out by Fox 4, thousands of people responded.

"YOU are what's wrong with news, and THIS is what's wrong with law enforcement," one man wrote.

Smh... YOU are what's wrong with news, and THIS is what's wrong with law enforcement.

- Seth Himebaugh (@iAmXisle) September 14, 2018

Another person wrote, "so police executed a man in his home, but it's all good because the guy may have smoked weed."

so police executed a man in his home, but it's all good because the guy may have smoked weed

- tie dye (@dentedeye) September 14, 2018

"With the aid of local media (& notice how no reporters' names appear on this article, just "staff", because they want to shield their identities), the Dallas Police are trying to paint the victim as somehow (a) a sketchy guy & (v) someone responsible for his own murder," another man wrote.

With the aid of local media (& notice how no reporters' names appear on this article, just "staff", because they want to shield their identities), the Dallas Police are trying to paint the victim as somehow (a) a sketchy guy & (b) someone responsible for his own murder.

- BoxerDave (@BoxerDave) September 14, 2018

"This is nothing but a disgusting attempt to assassinate the character of a wonderful young man," Ben Crump, attorney for the Jean family, told Fox 4.

Fox 4 reported that several warrants signed by judges and executed in the case could reveal additional information in the case.

Guyser did consent to a blood draw the night of the shooting. Toxicology reports for her and Jean are still pending, Fox 4 reported.

The same story posted to the Fox 4 Facebook page had more than 8,000 comments.

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Dallas police under fire for 'criminalizing the victim' of deadly police shooting

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DALLAS, Texas -- Dallas police are coming under fire for the timing of the release of information obtained in a search warrant about the victim of a deadly police shooting. Botham Jean was killed when an off-duty police officer entered his apartment last Thursday and shot him.

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Link for Submitting STEP 1 Reflection at Conclusion of STEP 1 Work

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Link for Submitting STEP 1 Reflection at Conclusion of STEP 1 Work