AFR 243: Africana Youth and Social Justice Activism: Week 4

Topic: Capitalism

1. Analyze the images of the video and the lyrics. Based on the readings, what principles of capitalism can you identify at work?

•  O’Jays. 1973. Ship Ahoy

2. Read:

• Theory of capitalism. 

• What is capitalism. 

3. CHECK IN ON SERVICE LEARNING PLACEMENT

4. Based on the assigned readings, identify three ways in which neoliberalism has impacted your life.

5. Read:

• He’s A Businessman, Man: Jay Z’s Pursuit of Profit and Why We Don’t Trust Him. 
• Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s Billion Dollar Empire Not Consistent with Black Panther Party.

6. Topics:

• Oppression and the struggle for equity of rights
• Equality of Justice: Opportunities and Outcomes