According to a press release sent this morning, these are the general discussion topics expected for tomorrow’s town hall meeting:
Is the Michael Vick dog fighting case a big deal because the defendant is African American?
Are the charges put on the six black students from Jena, Louisiana excessive?
Are media outlets such as Fox News really “fair and balanced” in their coverage of minorities and issues of race?
And finally: DOES RACISM STILL EXIST?
Even though the event is being held on UNLV’s campus and organized by a student group, this discussion is open to all members of the community. It might be a good idea to drop by and get in on this regardless of your stance. We’re sure going to try.
]]>Well, the Las Vegas Local Organizing Committee of the NHHPC and UNLV Students for Hip Hop are presenting a town hall discussion at UNLV on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 7 – 9 p.m. in room 207 of the student union. Titled “Is Race Still a Factor?,” the discussion will be based around questions of racial bias in the media, with specific examples such as the Jena 6 case, the Michael Vick scandal and more.
It’s open to the public and should be enlightening — assuming more than “the same few non apathetic UNLV students” show up, as Nkrumah joked in his blog comment.
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