Learning Resources

Contemporary Social Justice Issues

Note: Skim the following resources to identify a contemporary social justice issue of interest to you.

Gracia, J. N. (2020). COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of color spotlights the nation’s systemic inequities. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 26(6), 518–521. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001212

La Vigne, N. G., King, R., Fontaine, J. (2015) Want to reduce mass incarceration? Do no harm and invest in people and communities. https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/want-reduce-mass-…

Tsai, A. C., Kiang, M. V., Barnett, M. L., Beletsky, L., Keyes, K. M., McGinty, E. E., Smith, L. R., Strathdee, S. A., Wakeman, S. E., & Venkataramani, A. S. (2019, November 26). Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. PLOS Medicine, 16(11), 1–18. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002969

Williams, C. (2018, September). A blueprint for action: Supporting young women of color in the District of Columbia.
https://media.thewomensfoundation.org/wp-content/u…

Historical Social Justice Issues

Library of Congress. (n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A long struggle for freedom, legal timeline. https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/lega…

Library of Congress. (n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A long struggle for freedom, The Civil Rights Era timeline. https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civi…

National Park Service. (n.d.). US women’s suffrage timeline 1648 to 2016. https://www.nps.gov/articles/us-suffrage-timeline-…

Defining Goals for a Community Needs Assessment Plan

Stroh, D. P. (2015). Systems thinking for social change: A practical guide to solving complex problems, avoiding unintended consequences, and achieving lasting results. Chelsea Green Publishing.

• Chapter 11, “Systems Thinking for Strategic Planning” (pp. 167–194)

Identifying Data Sources for a Community Needs Assessment Plan

Community ToolBox. (n.d.) Using public records and archival data. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment…

In this Discussion, you will examine how historical social justice issues have influenced the way that contemporary social justice issues are perceived and addressed.

To Prepare

• Review your Course Announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion and Assignment.
• Skim the Learning Resources on contemporary social justice issues and select an issue of interest to you. You may also select a social justice issue that is not addressed in the Learning Resources.
• Review the Learning Resources on historical social justice issues. Think about how historical social justice issues influence the way that contemporary social justice issues are perceived and addressed.
• Research the contemporary social justice issue that you selected, using this week’s Learning Resources, and any additional resources that you found from searching the Walden Library and/or the internet.
• Identify at least one historical social justice issue that influenced the way the contemporary issue that you selected is perceived and addressed. As you learn more about the issue, make note of what stands out to you and the degree to which the issue exists and/or could manifest in a national and global context.

By Day 4

Post a brief description of the contemporary social justice issue that you selected and explain why you would classify it as a social justice issue. Then explain how at least one related historical social justice issue has influenced the way the contemporary issue that you selected is perceived and addressed. Finally, explain what stands out to you about the issue and the degree to which it exists and/or could manifest in a national and global context.

By Day 6

Respond to two of your colleagues’ postings who discussed a different social justice issue than you did. Explain how other factors may influence how the social justice issue is perceived and addressed.