A Different World
Giving Back/ Rap
Lovesick/ Access Med
Old Ties
D.W.B
100
What was Rameck surprised at after the altercation with the white boy in the hall?
He decided not to press charges
100
What did Rameck realize you didn't need to enrich your life?
Money or status
100
What is Access Med design to do?
Make medical school easier for minority students.
100
How did George equate studying in his apartment during dental school?
Like living next to a train station
100
What was the type of discrimination Rameck dealt with?
Racial Profiling
200
Why was the store clerk chasing Rameck?
He stole a sweatshirt from the store
200
Why did the boys start Ujima?
God protected us and lifted us up so that we could become examples to kids today
200
What did Rameck always feel he was too cool for?
Letting a girl break his heart
200
How did Sam and Rameck's departure to Rutgers change George?
He went from average grades in college and now had to push himself to do better on his own
200
What was Rameck charged with after being arrested?
Interference with a police officer and possession of a deadly weapon
300
Where did Rameck "see himself" for the first time?
Reading Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys
300
Who was Rameck lacking in his life as a teenager?
A Male Mentor
300
If the boys didn't finish Access Med, what would happen to the program?
The program would fail because it was linked directly to the boys success
300
How did security at Seton Hall change George?
It had desensitized him to his old environment, causing him to have a lapse in street smarts.
300
If convicted what would Rameck not be able to become?
A Doctor
400
According to George, what is the one thing that you don't worry about in the streets?
Consequences
400
What was the name of the up and coming record label the boys tried to get signed to?
Bad Boy Records
400
How did Rameck think he could get back together with Kay?
He would drop out of medical school and become an elementary school teacher
400
Why did George keep an open-door policy for his friends?
He would rather have them drink a few beers and play video games then find trouble on the streets
400
What ultimately happened in Rameck's trial?
The prosecutors misplaced the evidence and the judge threw the case out
500
What was the name of the mentoring program the boys founded and what did it mean in Swahili?
Ujima. Meaning "collective work and responsibility"
500
How did George justify not wanting to become a rapper?
Look how many broke rappers are out there. I'm not dropping dental school for this
500
What was one of the first signs in "the streets" for HIV infection?
Having finer, softer hair.
500
What was the negative aspect of George's open door policy?
He was torn between keeping neighbors happy and providing a haven for his friends
500
What was the name of the piece of legislation that was signed by New Jersey to end racial profiling by its state police force?
Consent Decree
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