August Awareness Flashcard

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Who coined the term “intersectionality” in 1989 to describe how overlapping identities create unique experiences of discrimination?

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Kimberlé Crenshaw

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Intersectionality explores how different aspects of identity—like race, gender, and class—interact. Which of the following is an example? A white woman facing sexism at work, A Black woman facing both racism and sexism simultaneously, A man facing age discrimination, A student facing academic pressure

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A Black woman facing both racism and sexism simultaneously

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The term “intersectionality” has roots in the idea of overlapping __________.

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Traffic lights

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National Black Business Month was created in 2004. Who co-founded it?

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Frederick E. Jordan Sr. & John William Templeton

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Which of the following is the oldest continuously operating Black-owned business in the U.S.?
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Johnson Publishing Company
Atlanta Daily World
E.E. Ward Moving & Storage
Motown Records

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E.E. Ward Moving & Storage

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Madam C.J. Walker, often celebrated as the first self-made U.S. woman millionaire, built her fortune in which industry?

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Haircare and cosmetics

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The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples commemorates the first meeting of which UN body?

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UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations

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Approximately how many Indigenous languages are spoken around the world today?

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4,000+

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The world’s largest Indigenous population lives in which country?

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India

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Women’s Equality Day marks the certification of which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

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19th Amendment