Question #3  Recognizing Institutional Racism.  Log a day in your life and record what you do.  Determine who owns the businesses, who controls what is produced, how much money the average worker makes, and so on.


Event
Drove to play golf on a Saturday morning.  Listened to sports talk radio from 8:45-9:05

Who Influenced the Event
The host was a white male.  The talk consisted of college football, major league baseball, and other various sports stories.  The average sports talk radio host salary is $84,000.

Event
I played 18 holes of golf at Trophy Club Alpharetta.  The club is owned by American Golf Corporation.  It's a publicly held company and all of the officers are white males.  Their salary ranges from $125,000 to $425,000.

Who Influenced the Event
The pro shop staff included both men and women.  They were all caucasian. 

Event
I ate lunch at the club grill after the round.  The workers there were both male and female.  It included mainly caucasian and one African-American worker.  They make miniumum wage plus tips.

Event
Drove home and listened to my ipod.

Who influenced the Event
Apple is the most valuable company in the world currently.  They have employees of all persuasions with offices all over the world.  The music itself that I listen to was composed by both male and female artists that included caucasian and African-American artists.

Event
Watched television shows that were recorded during the week. 

Who Influenced the Event
The actors were both male and female.  Caucasians made up the majority of the characters.  There were some African-American actors as well but not in as prominent roles as their caucasian counterparts.  Actor salaries vary greatly.  The white female lead in one show makes $200,000 per episode, which is more than any other female actor on the show.  Her male counterpart also makes $200,000 per show.