Juneteenth History
What year did Juneteenth occur?
What is 1865?
Who wrote “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Who is Frederick Douglass?
What percentage of Ramsey County residents identify as BIPOC?
What is 44%?
What does DEIA stand for?
What is...Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access
What does it mean to be “seen” at work?
What is...Recognition of identity, value of contributions
What U.S. state was the last to receive word of emancipation?
What is \the state of Texas?
What famous abolitionist said: “Power concedes nothing without a demand”?
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Name one major cultural group living in Ramsey County.
Hmong, Somali, Latine, African American
What is equity (vs. equality)?
What is...Equity gives people what they need; equality gives everyone the same.
What is psychological safety?
What is...A workplace where people feel safe to speak without fear
Why was there a 2.5-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth?
What is the fact that Slaveholders withheld information to maintain control?
Who said, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle”?
Who is Audrey Lorde?
Why is demographic representation important in government services?
What is...It ensures services are culturally competent and accessible.
Name one way to practice equity in hiring.
what is...Remove biased language from job descriptions; diverse hiring panels
What’s one barrier to being heard in the workplace?
What is..Microaggressions, hierarchy, fear of retaliation
In what year did Juneteenth become a U.S. federal holiday?
What is 2021?
What literary device did Douglass use to make his July 4th speech powerful?
What is Irony and rhetorical questioning?
ow does Ramsey County use data to guide equity strategies?
What is...Through racial equity plans and workforce dashboards
What is a policy audit and how does it support inclusion?
What is...A policy audit reviews policies for systemic bias or barriers
Complete the phrase: “We are free to be…”
what is...Seen. Heard. Whole.