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Hate U Give preparatory quiz

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  • Black Lives Matter was founded by three Black women. T/F
    T
  • Systemic racism is best described as:
    Individual acts of prejudice, like racial slurs
    Inequality built into institutions and policies, producing u
    Racism that only exists in the criminal justice system
    Racism that is deliberate and visible
  • Black Lives Matter was founded in response to the acquittal of:
    George Zimmerman
    Eric Garner
    Derek Chauvin
    Rodney King
  • "Defund the police" most commonly refers to:
    Reducing police officers' salaries
    Banning the use of weapons by police
    Redirecting some police funding towards social services etc
    Completely abolishing all police forces
  • Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality. T/F
    T
  • Systemic racism requires individuals to be consciously prejudiced to have an impact. T/F
    F
  • The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is an example of a historical race riot in America: T/F?
    True
  • The United States has never had a Black president. T/F
    F
  • "Soul food" is a cuisine with roots in West African and Southern American cooking traditions. T/F
    T
  • Which genre of music has its roots most directly in African American communities and became a major vehicle for social commentary?
    Hip hop
  • Overt racism and systemic racism are exactly the same thing? T/F
    F
  • Rich and poor neighbourhoods in America have equal access to school funding. T/F
    F
  • The Black Lives Matter movement began in which year?
    2013 (George Zimmerman) and/or 2020 (George Floyd)
  • The Black church has historically played an important role in African American community life and activism. T/F
    T
  • Gang membership is linked to poverty and lack of economic opportunity. T/F
    T
  • Which of the following is an example of overt racism?
    Black Americans having lower average household wealth
    Higher rates of incarceration among Black men
    A person being refused service at a restaurant because of th
    A school in a Black neighbourhood receiving less government
  • In addition to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in 2013, which other "George" instigated the next stage of Black Lives Matter?
    George Floyd, who did after being suffocated by police in 2020 in Minneapolis
  • The wealth gap between Black and white Americans has completely closed since the Civil Rights era. T/F
    F
  • Black Americans are incarcerated at higher rates than white Americans. T/F
    T