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Black Lives Matter
Beginner
Online
2 Weeks
2,699 INR Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
The fees for the course Black Lives Matter is -
| Head | Amount in INR |
| Fees | Rs. 2,699 |
The Syllabus
Videos
- An Introduction to the Course
- "The American Dream"
- A Culture of Racism?
- Acts and Riots in the 1960s
- The Conservative Turn
- A Divided Community
Readings
- "To Fulfill These Rights..."
- About The Moynihan Report
- Remarks by President Obama on "My Brother's Keeper" Initiative
- The Kerner Commission
- The Welfare Queen
- The Southern Strategy
- Remarks by President Obama on Economic Mobility
- The National Black Political Convention
- The Dilemma of the New Black Politician
Assignments
- A Culture of Racism
- The Conservative Movement
- Divided Communities
Discussion prompts
- Liberals, Conservatives and Racism
- On Institutional Racism and Capitalism
- On Black Communities
Videos
- Race and Policing
- The Obama Presidency
- The Troy Davis Moment
- The Trayvon Martin Moment
Readings
- The Black Code of St. Landry’s Parish, Louisiana, 1865
- A Report from Occupied Territory by James Baldwin
- Racial gap in U.S. arrest rates: Staggering disparity
- The Many Causes of America’s Decline in Crime
- Chicago police misconduct payouts topped $50 million
- Police killed more than twice as many people as reported by US government
- Barack Obama’s Speech on Race
- Black Voters Turn Out in Big Numbers for Obama
- Has President Obama Done Enough for Black Americans?
- The Dream That Never Was: Black Millennials and the Promise of Obama
- Blacks back 'Occupy', want Obama to be tougher on Wall Street
- The Terrorists in Blue
- Obama's Statement on Trayvon Martin's Verdict
- A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
- How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism
Assignments
- Policing Race in America
- The Obama Presidency
- The Trayvon Martin Moment
Discussion prompts
- Law and Order
- Barack Obama and Black Liberation
- The Occupy Movement
Videos
- A Generational Divide
- A Women's Movement
- Organizing the Movement
- "Funding the Movement"
- The Demands of a Movement
- The Solidarity of a Movement
Readings
- Al Sharpton's Eulogy for Mike Brown
- Nurturing black youth activism
- Not all of the Black freedom fighters are men
- A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
- Obama on the Grand Jury Decision in the Death of Eric Garner
- Amid tensions, Sharpton lashes out at younger activists
- How to fund #BlackLivesMatter
- Do Foundations Co-Opt Civil Rights Organizations?
- The Black Youth Project 100 and Minimum Wage
- Black Lives Matter on the Docks
Assignments
- The Demographics of the Movement
- The Organization of the Movement
- The Politics of the Movement
Discussion prompts
- Gender, Sexuality, Class and #BlackLivesMatter
- Funding the Movement
- Solidarity and Allyship
Videos
- The George Floyd Moment
- The Impact of a Movement
- "A Global Movement"
- An Anticapitalist Movement
Readings
- From the George Floyd moment to a Black Lives Matter movement
- Why The Killing of George Floyd Sparked an American Uprising
- George Floyd: Five pieces of context to understand the protests
- Black Lives Matter Protests: What's been achieved so far?
- The Global Impact of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement
- Black Lives Matter: From Social Media Post to Global Movement
- “Black Lives Matter” has become a global rallying cry against racism and police brutality
- How Black Lives Matter went global, by co-founder Patrisse Cullors
- Black Lives Matter Protests: Hope for the Future?
Assignments
- The George Floyd Moment
- The Impact of the Movement
- A Global Movement
- The Future of the Movement
Discussion prompts
- The George Floyd Movement
- The Impact of the Movement
- The Globalization of a Movement
- The Next Steps.