Urban Community Studies
What city did Asia-Ana travel to with her program to study Black American Migration?
Paris, France
Name 4 places that have mild sauce
Harolds
Sharks
Whales
Babas
JJs
Chicago Public Schools is the _______ largest district in the US
4th
Name 3 Housing Projects that were located in Chicago
Henry Horner
Rob Taylor
Cabrini Green
What is Asia-Ana's grad-school GPA?
4.0 or All A's
Name 3 Black cities (none that you vacation to, really) that are at least 30% Black
Peoria, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Columbus/Akron, Ohio
Who was the first Black mayor of Chicago?
Harold Washington
What does LSC stand for?
Local School Council
What is the name of a book about the great migration that features Chicago?
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
How long does it take Asia-Ana on average to write a paper?
4 days to 1 week
What then illegal game influenced the now legal Illinois State Lottery?
Name 3 movies that take place in Chicago
Options include:
Candyman
Love Jones
Soul Food
A Raisin in the Sun
Cooley High
Hoop Dreams
What is the name of the former CPS CEO that went on to be the United States Secretary of Education during Obama's presidency?
Arnie Duncan
Name at least 2 discontinued CTA train station stops
Options include:
Stony Island
63rd & Racine
How many classes (credit hours) has Asia-Ana completed in her program?
11 classes (30 credit hours)
What is the name of the 1960 FBI program responsible for dismantling Black Nationalist Groups?
COINTELPRO
Which Afri-Chicagoan author created the Marvel superhero Iron Heart?
Eve Ewing
What is the name of the first Black CEO of Chicago Public Schools?
Janice K. Jackson
Johnson & Johnson
Now that Asia-Ana has her masters in UCS, what field of study might she consider for a PhD?
Anthropology
What is the name of the first Black Department store in Chicago (and where was it located?)
The Ben Franklin Store (436 E. 47th or 47th and Vincennes)
Name 3 Black Art Galleries in the Chicagoland area
Options include:
Gallery Guichard
Little Black Pearl
Black Ensemble Theatre
Faie African Art Gallery
Stony Island Art Bank
South Side Community Art Center
What was the name of the education reform policy that resulted in 80 Chicago Public Schools closing?
Renaissance 2010
Where was the University of Chicago before it moved to Hyde Park?
35th and Cottage Grove
What is the name of the profess/advisor that Asia-Ana has had multiple times throughout the program?
Dr. Ali