Shawn McCray
What is the name of the projects demolished by urban renewal, and was a childhood home to Shawn McCray?
Hayes Homes
Oral History
Who won the Super Bowl in 2025?
Kansas City Chiefs
Basic/Background Questions
"When they said urban renewal, what they really meant is _____ removal"
HINT Shawn McCray also referenced this
Urban renewal is NEGRO REMOVAL
What Newark public high school does Shawn McCray coach boy's basketball at?
Central High School
refers to harm inflicted on individuals and groups through social structures, institutions, and systems, rather than by direct physical acts. It's a form of violence embedded in the way society is organized, leading to unequal access to resources, opportunities, and basic needs, ultimately causing harm to certain populations.
Structural Violence
What is the name of the group of friends hosting parties and community kickbacks at Hayes Homes Projects?
Zoo Crew
This is the role of the person who is expected to write down key information of the interview like dates, times, and important details
Transcription
Refers to a period where there is a noticeable lack of media coverage, particularly news, on a specific topic or issue - common in areas of people of color
Media Drought
What is the name of Shawn McCray's personal basketball team and brand?
Zoo Crew
the redevelopment of areas within a large city, typically involving the clearance of slums.
Urban Renewal
Who was the 40th president of the United States? Known for spearheading the War on Drugs movement and making its impacts harder
Ronald Reagan
permission granted with the knowledge of the possible consequences, typically that which is
Informed Consent
Who said this quote and who was he?
“The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.”
John Enrilchman
White House Counsel for Domestic Affairs under Nixon
How many seconds did it take to demolish the Hayes Homes projects?
6 seconds
Movement from - 1965 to 1975, was a significant cultural and artistic movement among African Americans. It emerged from the Black Power movement and sought to create politically engaged art that celebrated Black identity, history, and culture
Black Arts Movement
Who was the first black mayor of Newark?
Kenneth Gibson
questions that focus on the perspective of the interviewee
Opinionated Questions
When was the Black Power Conference hosted in Newark following the riots?
July 20th, 1967
What is a key connection to Shawn McCray and his players?
Poverty and systemic violence
A worldview that centers European values, cultures, and histories as superior; often erases Indigenous and non-European perspectives.
Eurocentrism:
24 and 8
FIVE things that must be included in EVERY interview
Name
What were the findings of the 2016 investigation into the Newark police department?
officers were still making illegal and illegitimate arrests, often using excessive force and retaliatory actions against the Black population