Took this course back in fall quarter. Course was online. No lectures to watch, grade just depended on weekly reading & assignments + section attendance. My TA was veryyy laid-back and not so harsh on grading which helped a lot! Lots of reading and some required books and textbooks that you can find online. Final is an essay about a book we read.

Black studies isn't the most interesting topic, and it's especially hard to teach when most of your students are people who are only taking the class as a required GE. However, I think Strongman did care about the subject he was teaching and his lectures are thought provoking if you're paying attention. Pop quizzes are easy, essay grades are fair.

There is a large disconnect between what the professor wants and what the TA's want. I would be told to do one thing then would be graded on another. I received opposite feedback from the professor and TA. The professor graded my essay and gave me a 90 and the TA gave me a 70... Terrible class, boring, confusing, would never recommend.

Strongman definitely was opinionated about different topics. It was an interesting class, but it required alot of work with a 4-page and 8-page paper. No midterm; final paper. He was not always making sense during lecture.

AVOID STRONGMAN

Professor Strongman has good intentions but is not nearly as interesting as the information he is trying to teach. This class is an easy A but is very boring as well. Class is mandatory but his lectures are the worst to sit through. He rants on and on about nothing and says obscured things. This class is total outlandish. take just for an easy A.