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What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? These are some... see more
This case has been designed as a focus for learning about the legal, ethical and practice issues emerging from a child... see more
This site contains information about the problems related to the release of the mentally ill from correctional facilities... see more
Civic engagement can be described as working to improve the civic life of communities and developing the skills and... see more
This website features a series of videos and personal accounts of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The stories are well... see more
Four American college students attempt to understand the realities of poverty by trying to live on $1 a day in rural... see more
Often students have difficulty understanding how earlier generations influence our attitudes and behaviors through... see more
This web site includes comprehensive documents on hate crimes across the USA. The Southern Poverty Law Center reports... see more
This web site is from the Southern Poverty Law Center. It chronicles various types of hate crimes and a community... see more
This site provides nine detailed case studies on human rights issues: Clinton's response to Kosovo, the International... see more
This site contains materials related to a PBS documentary, "The First Measured Century," that examines trends over time... see more
This is a class exercise I use the first day of a macro or community social work class to help students visualize the... see more
The story continues. Even after 90 years, the argument about what happened in the "Black Wall Street" of Tulsa, Oklahoma... see more
Currently, 1/3 of women in the military say they have experienced sexual harassment. Many women in the military have... see more
Site that started with Ferguson shooting and provides resources for dealing with the sociologial aspects of this event.... see more
"In August 1955, a fourteen-year-old black boy whistled at a white woman in a grocery store in Money, Mississippi. Emmett... see more
Listen to this report by Julie McCarthy who looked at polygamy in Saudi Arabia. This audio can be used with Marriage and... see more
Thousands of African immigrants joining throngs of Ukrainians trying to flee the country say they face red tape and... see more
Life After Hate, Inc., a 501(c)(3) U.S. nonprofit, was created in 2009 by former members of the American violent... see more
Why should Black folks care about any of this? Because we don’t live in the world by ourselves, and our skin color... see more