1. How the media affects African Americans
Cody Urode

2. Thesis
The media portrays African Americans in the wrong way, which then goes on to give them a false reputation in America.

3. A- “A young man walks through chest-deep flood water after looting a grocery store in new Orleans” B- “two residents wade through chest-deep waters after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after hurricane Katrina came through the area”
“Looting”
“A young man”
“Finding”
”Two Residents”

4. What’s the difference??`
White men in suits.
Black men in tank tops.
“Each time we see a black person on TV who is linked with a violent crime or portrayed as a criminal, the neurons in our brain that link blackness with criminality fire.” - Lisa Wade, Societypages.org

5. Back to the book “Looting” “Thug” ”Crips” “Misguided Youth” “Peace!!”
Why is it different ?
How is it fair ?
“Misguided Youth”
“Peace!!”

6. Conclusion
The media does a poor job on presenting African Americans and it is jeopardizes their reputations.
Further: As Americans, when we see something that we know is not a fact we need to disregard it and try to stop the spread of this false information.

7. Works Cited
Harris, Cheryl I., and Devon W. Carbado. ""Loot or Find: Fact or Frame?"" Rereading America 10th (2014): Web.
Knight, Keith. How to Discern An Innocent Gesture from A Gang Sign Rereading America, Loot or Find.
Pages, The Society. "Racial Bias and Media Coverage of Violent Crime - Sociological Images." Sociological Images Racial Bias and Media Coverage of Violent Crime Comments. Society Pages, 122. Web. 27 Apr < violent-crime/>.