The Mecca/Identity
What does Howard University represent for Coates?
All of them
What does fatherhood teach Coates?
Love increases fear
What experience most shapes Coates’s early understanding of fear?
Being chased in his neighborhood
How does Coates describe Prince Jones?
Brilliant and disciplined
What is my last name?
Spears
What surprises Coates most about the students at Howard?
Their global diversity
What does Coates say love does to his understanding of the world?
It makes every danger feel more personal
What does fear do to the body, according to Coates?
Controls how you move
What does Prince Jones’s death reveal?
Excellence cannot protect the Black body
Who was the speaker at yesteradys Chaple
Mr. Elrod
What does Coates realize about identity while he’s at Howard?
It has many layers and comes from many places
What does Coates admire about Samori’s mother?
All of the above
What memory from childhood shows Coates the reality of danger?
A neighborhood shooting
What memory from childhood shows Coates the reality of danger?
A neighborhood shooting
What is the only letter not used in any U.S. state name?
Q
Why does Coates call Howard "The mecca"?
It is where he found the full spectrum of Black life
What does Coates say love cannot do?
"Protect the Black body"
Why does Coates say the body is fragile?
It can be taken at any moment
Why does Coates say the body is fragile?
It can be taken at any moment
In two sentences, give me a brief summary of what the chapel talk was. Hint: Any answer is fine, it has to be from chaple... I will know if it is wrong.
Did you get it?
What does Coates discover about Black history at Howard
It is alive and constantly reshaped
How does love deepen Coates’s awareness of danger?
All of the above
What does Coates argue about violence in America?
It is deeply tied to history
What does Coates argue about violence in America?
It is deeply tied to history
What year did Wabash win its first football game against DePauw in the Monon Bell era?
B. 1934