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Talk on 'Racial Signaling' slated Monday
4:23 p.m., March 15, 2007--Maggie Ussery, assistant professor of Black American Studies, will discuss “Dark Truth: Racial Signaling Among Black Workers,” from 12:15-1:10 p.m., Monday, March 19, in 206 Trabant University Center, as part of UD's Black American Studies brown bag lecture series. In her talk, Ussery will examine the strategies that black workers have developed to tell employers that they are employable. Ussery also will discuss how blacks historically have been viewed as an undifferentiated mass and modern urban images are particularly damaging because they weave the history of troubled urban schools, riots and poverty together to create a powerful image that often dissuades employers from hiring black workers. The signals allow employers to feel more comfortable with black workers than they would otherwise and serve as a response by the workers to racial discrimination. The purpose of the lecture series is to provide an opportunity for the University community to learn about the work of UD faculty who are studying issues of black Americans and people of African-American ancestry. Informal discussions follow each lecture, and informal debate from audience members is encouraged. For more information, call (302) 831-2897. |
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