The East Bay ‘resistance’: A guide to local activism (10/17/25)

 

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The East Bay ‘resistance’: A guide to local activism (10/17/25)

From No Kings Day to defending day laborers, a broad range of Bay Area groups are pushing back on creeping authoritarianism — and preparing in case the National Guard arrives.

 

9: The Racial Wealth Gap

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Learning Objectives

• Describe and apply the decolonization methodology of testimony, a major theory of Ethnic Studies;
• To understand the historical roots and contemporary consequences of racialized wealth disparities in the U.S.;
• To identify and analyze some of the counternarratives and social movements that have combated the increasing gap of racial wealth disparities.

• 9.1: Introduction

• 9.2: Testimony as a Decolonial Methodology

• 9.3: Racial Wealth Disparities

• 9.4: Why is Wealth So Unequal in the U.S.?

• 9.5: Counternarratives in Racial Wealth Disparities

• 9.6: Summary/Review

• 9.7: References

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Video: Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future? (22 min.)

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Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future?

(Vox, 2021, 22 min.)

How does the location of where you live influence relative access to resources and opportunities? What were the forces that created these differences?

Housing policy in the United States has a long history of deepening segregation. Redlining, exclusionary lending, and targeted zoning laws have all played a role in isolating minority populations while simultaneously privileging white residents. Glad You Asked host Lee Adams wants to know how this happened, and what effect residential segregation has on your future.

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Video: Explained—Racial Wealth Gap (16 min.)

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Video:  The Racial Wealth Gap Explained [Explained Season 1, Episode 1]Links to an external site.

(Netflix, 2020, 16 minutes)

What policies, practices, and forces created the racial wealth gap?

In this episode of ExplainedLinks to an external site.: Cory Booker and others discuss how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded to create a racial wealth gap.

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Reading Quiz 4: Chapter 11

• Due Mar 13 at 11:59pm
 
• Points 20
 
• Questions 5
 
• Available until Mar 17 at 11:59pm
 
• Time Limit 200 Minutes
 
• Allowed Attempts 3

Instructions

Instructions

This quiz focuses on the assigned Chapter 11 reading.

This quiz is "open book" with a 200 minute time limit.  (If you have done the reading, it will probably take less than five minutes).

• Read Chapter 11 before taking this quiz
• Five Questions
• Multiple Choice:  Select the BEST ANSWER based on the required reading for this course
• Multiple Attempts:  You are allowed three attempts and the quiz will keep the highest score.
• Timed Quiz:  You have 200 minutes to complete it, once you begin.

Due by Friday 11:59pm.  No late quizzes.

This Quiz is worth 20 Points. Quizzes are worth 15% of your final grade.

This quiz was locked Mar 17 at 11:59pm.

Attempt History

	Attempt	Time	Score
LATEST	Attempt 1	Time:69 minutes	Score:20 out of 20

Quiz results are protected for this quiz and are not visible to students until they have submitted their last attempt.

 

W10 Rumi Assignment: Social Movements

• Due Mar 15 by 11:59pm
 
• Points 15
 
• Submitting an external tool
 
• Attempts 2
 
• Allowed Attempts 3
 
• Available until Mar 24 at 11:27pm

This assignment was locked Mar 24 at 11:27pm.

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to actively engage you with analytical writing about this week's course material on Social Justice Movements - Resistance and Solidarity by writing a one-page (double-spaced) analysis while also familiarizing you with the Rumi application in preparation for your Final Reflection Paper.

Instructions

Write a 320-word (minimum) analysis of a 20th or 21st century BIPOC-led social justice movement from Chapter 11, in standard academic format (double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font), using the default margins on Rumi.

Analysis Content Requirements

• Systemic analysis of the issue or issues that this movement addresses, framed by key concepts such as capitalism, imperialism, and white supremacy.
• Strategies and tactics the BIPOC-led movement used or uses to achieve its goals.
• Intersections with other movements
• Impacts and outcomes
• Lessons learned

Format Requirements

• 320 word minimum
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Default margins on Rumi
• MLA in-text citations:  papers without properly formatted citations will receive a 0 on this assignment

Submission Requirements

• Written in Rumi from start to finish.  This is a matter of academic integrity.
• Do not paste text into Rumi
• Do not compose in an external application (e.g. Word or Google Docs) and type in without revisions
• Score will include Rumi Originality evaluation (academic honesty), on scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest
• Late submissions will not receive feedback

Rubric

Rumi Assignment: Social Movements

Rumi Assignment: Social Movements

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRumi Originality Rating	5 ptsExcellent 4 ptsVery Good 3 ptsMedium 2 ptsNeeds Improvement 1 ptsPoor 0 ptsNo Marks	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis	5 ptsExcellent 4 ptsVery Good 3 ptsGood 2 ptsNeeds Improvement 0 ptsNo Marks	5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStructure	3 ptsExcellent 1.5 ptsGood 0 ptsNo Marks	3 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormat	2 ptsStandard 1 ptsNon-Standard 0 ptsNo Marks	2 pts

Total Points: 15