https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj en-us 2022-04-01 15:24:55 UTC 2022-04-25 01:52:28 UTC hello@padlet.com allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125685598 This young adult novel follows the lives of two teenage boys after a firsthand encounter with police brutality. Rashad, a black teenager, was the victim of the violence while Quinn, a white teenager, was a bystander of the attack. Throughout the novel, the boys try to make sense of what happened and challenge those around them to stand up against police brutality too. ]]> 2022-04-01 16:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125685598 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125711147 This 1996 poem addresses the issue of police brutality through the form of a free verse poem. Collins discusses his experience as a black man in relation to the police and the unfair discrimination he is subjected due to his race. ]]> 2022-04-01 16:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125711147 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125747297 In this young adult novel, twelve year old Jerome is murdered by a police officer. He then becomes a ghost and learns from other "ghost boys" about the generations of young black boys who have been killed at the hands of the police. ]]> 2022-04-01 16:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125747297 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125770505 Medina's YA graphic novel addresses the issues of police brutality and racial profiling. Through the story and the experiences of the main character Alfonso, the author attempts to also show how broken our justice system is. ]]> 2022-04-01 16:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2125770505 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126587679 This young adult novel is about the experience of seventeen year old Justyce, who is college bound and incredibly intelligent. However, due to his race, he is profiled by police and unfortunately becomes a victim of police brutality. To cope with this trauma, he writes letters to Martin Luther King where he asks for advice and vents about the oppression that still exists decades after the Civil Rights Movement. ]]> 2022-04-02 16:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126587679 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126590049 This film, which is based on the award-winning young adult novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, depicts sixteen-year-old Starr's firsthand experience with police brutality. This movie shows the devastation caused by racial profiling, police violence, and systemic oppression in a society that often fails to recognize the injustices so many face every day. ]]> 2022-04-02 16:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126590049 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126594416 In March of 2020, twenty-six year old Breonna Taylor was murdered by police in a botched "no-knock" raid of her apartment. Taylor was shot five times while sleeping in her bed due to police blindly firing into her apartment. Unfortunately, as of March of 2022, her murderers have not been convicted of her death. ]]> 2022-04-02 16:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126594416 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126596820 This cartoon depicts two police officers aiming their guns at a young baby of color who is holding a rattle and telling them to "drop the weapon". This is bringing attention to the fact that starting from an early age, people of color are often racially profiled by police and deemed "threats" when they are not doing anything wrong. This cartoon has a very close relation to the novel Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. ]]> 2022-04-02 16:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126596820 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126602003 This Saturday Night Live skit calls attention to the ever-present issue of racial profiling by police, especially of black men. The police officer "Blazer" is seen intentionally going out of his way to punch black men and profile them, referring to them as "thugs". ]]> 2022-04-02 16:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126602003 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126603678 In this Tedtalk, Isabella Robinson shares her personal experience with police brutality and racial profiling. Robinson explains how she believes that through social media, the younger generations of today can bring about awareness and positive change regarding the issue of police brutality. ]]> 2022-04-02 16:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126603678 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126606117 This article exposes the frightening reality that a significant number of murders committed by police officers are unreported and no justice is served. The author also discusses the reality that people of color are significantly more likely to be victims of police violence and murder. ]]> 2022-04-02 16:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126606117 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126608846 This picture book discusses the issue of police brutality in a manner that younger children could better understand. The book follows the story of both a white family and a black family discussing the recent murder of a black man at the hands of a police officer in their town. ]]> 2022-04-02 16:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126608846 allmancm https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126610497 Essential Questions:
1. How does pop culture, media, and literature portray the issue of police brutality? 
2. Is raising social awareness of police brutality through pop culture, media, and literature an effective way to bring about positive change?]]> 2022-04-02 16:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/allmancm/y0lklxhk4mjjjrvj/wish/2126610497