On Wednesday, February 24, from 5:00-6:00, GSW will host its first of the series of Times Talks for this semester. This is an opportunity to discuss articles from the New York Times in an informal, non-graded format. The discussion will be held in Room 2413 of the Student Success Center. Free food and drinks from Zaxby's will be provided. The New York Times articles that will be the points of discussion are listed below.
Topic: “Are We Truly Living in a Post-Racial America?”
Facilitated by
Marlene Allen and David Hunter
Articles to be Discussed:
Vedantam, Shankar. “Shades of Prejudice.” New York Times. 18 January 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/opinion/19vedantam.html
Blow, Charles M. “Black in the Age of Obama.” New York Times. 4 December 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/opinion/05blow.html
Luo, Michael. “’Whitening’ the Resume.” New York Times. 5 December 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/weekinreview/06Luo.html?ref=us
Luo, Michael. “In Job Hunt, College Degree Can’t Close the Racial Gap.” New York Times 30 November 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/us/01race.html
