This news sound clip covers the death of Philando Castile, a 32 year old Black man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Minnesota on July 6, 2016. This clip covers Castile's history with traffic stops, racial bias in policing, poverty, and racial profiling. There is a modified transcription of the clip, and a full timeline of all of the traffic stops at the link attached.
7 minutes
CW: racial violence
In a two minute clip, sociology professor, Dr. Wynn discusses why there has been a rise in music festivals across the United States, and why they are good investment for cities. Wynn delves into factors like music industry changes, and a shift in individuals wanting to spend money on experiences, like music festivals, instead of objects.
This is a 31 minute podcast with Natasha Warikoo about her book The Diversity Bargain. Warikoo describes how students today think about "fair systems", meritocracy, and race on college campuses. Her research compares the views of college students in the United States and England in regards to cultural ideologies around social class and race, and finds out how they think and speak about race, fairness, and meritocracy. Warikoo defines different types of merit that exist in the college admissions process, and different frames for thinking about race and diversity on campuses.
31 minutes
This 3:24 minute video speaks with Stephanie Battiste, founder of the women's skateboarding company, Babe's Brigade, in Canada. She speaks to the importance of creating an industry for women in the male-dominated field of skateboarding. This clip speaks to the importance of having a community of women who aim to receive the same opportunities (sponsorship, skill sharing) as men.
3 minutes 24 seconds
Meet the Woman Working to Create More Opportunities for other Women in Skateboarding
This video describes the difficulties surrounding finding jobs, even when they are potentially available. The video explores the reasons for these lack of opportunities, the pressure that unemployed individuals feel, and potential discrimination that the unemployed face.
4 minutes 8 seconds
Americans Struggle to Find Work at Job Fairs in the Internet Age
London sex worker Lila-Rose answers 10 questions covering a wide range of topics related to her work. She discusses boundaries, feminism, her experiences as a sex worker, decriminalization vs. legalization, assault, and stigma. This interview is approximately five minutes long. CW: discussion of sex; assault
5 minutes
Interactive map illustrating nationwide rates of paid leave for mothers of infants across the globe. This map is constructed by the WORLD Policy Analysis Center.
8 Minute video by Matt Baume describing the history of what has been considered "traditional marriage." While referencing to history, the video has a sarcastic and comical tone at times, and does cover sexual violence.
8 minutes
A resource of various implicit association tests covering social attitudes and health. These tests are meant to analyze biases on a variety of topics like sexuality, race, gender, age, weight, and health. These tests measure the time it takes for the user to make associations with specific concepts and evaluations.
In this 6:00 minute Ted Talk video, Rosie King discusses her experiences as an individual with autism. She explores stereotypes that are typically associated with autism and why they are harmful. King encourages us to celebrate our uniqueness and celebrate individualism and diversity in the human experience.
6 minutes
