Book Club 1

What year marked the first time in US History that the majority of elementary and secondary schoolchildren were children of color-- Black, Latinx, Asian, or American-Indian?

• 2010

• 2012

• 2014

• 2016

Where was Barack Obama's commencement speech in 2016?

• Harvard University

• Howard University

• New York University

• University of Chicago

What was the significance (what fundamental social narrative was challenged) of Obama's election win in 2008 and re-election in 2012?

• Nice guys finish last

• Change will never come

• The winner could no longer be predicted by race

• All of the above

Based on the 2014 millennial survey taken, one of the main conclusions was that:

• We're living in a color-blind society

• We're living in a color-silent society

• We're living in a perfect society where race is irrelevant

• We're living in an outspoken society

What played a huge factor in getting people to connect to mobilize action for meaningful change?

• Politics (Presidential speeches)

• Social Media

• Employment (Type of job)

• Family

#Blacklivesmatter was founded as a result of what?

• Eric Garner's death

• Trayvon Martin's death

• Acquittal of George Zimmerman

• Police brutality

Inspired by the BLM protests, a grassroots Native Lives Matter movement was started in 2014 to bring attention to what two major issues affecting Native Americans?

• Poverty and death rates

• Racism and unemployment

• Child welfare and incarceration disparaties

• Health and wellness

According to Chester Pierce (in the 1970s), racial microagressions referred to:

• Daily slights and insults experienced by Black people in the US

• Positive experiences of Black people

• Small fights and arguments

• All the experiences every racial group shares in common

What is our country's motto?

• Magna est Veritas- Truth is great

• Veni, Vidi, Vici- I came, I saw, I conquered

• In deo speramus- In God we hope

• E Pluribus Unum- Out of many, we are one

The Southern Poverty Law Center stated which of the following venues has been the most common places for hate incidents?

• K-12 settings and colleges

• Religious buildings

• Workspaces

• Shopping centers