CMM 422 Seminar for Minorities in Communication
The course will increase your knowledge and understanding of the effects of media messages on African Americans. Specifically, we will be concerned with the way in which Black inferiority or the “BI Complex” according to Tom Burrell has been masterfully marketed to Black people via media, propaganda, etc. The course will also be concerned with media portrayals, minority participation in media, and Black media ownership. Prerequisite: CMM 211