Dos and Don'ts
If you are not Black you cannot say this even if it is in a song.
What is the "N-word"?
This amendment abolished slavery in 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment?
A lifelong process of building relationships based on trust, consistency, and accountability with marginalized individuals and/or groups of people
What is allyship?
The 44th President of the United States, served two consecutive terms.
Who is Barack Obama?
An advantage granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.
What is privilege?
You cannot touch this without consent.
What is a Black person's hair?
An activist movement that was founded in 2013 that campaigns against the systematic racism toward Black people, especially violence from the police
What is the Black Lives Matter Movement?
One of your friends calls you out for doing something offensive and you think they just took it the wrong way. This an example of (begins with the letter I)
What is intent versus impact?
This man was instrumental in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and gave the famous I Have a Dream Speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Meaning that people are given the resources they need to succeed, which means some people need more assistance than others.
If you're dressing up as a Black celebrity, it is okay to wear one of their iconic outfits but it is not okay to do this.
What is blackface?
An intellectual, social, and artistic movement in New York n a Black neighborhood the 1920s
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
You see a name you’re not sure how to pronounce. What do you do?
What is ask how to pronounce it?
Who is Michael Jordan?
An indirect or unintentional statement or action that is discriminatory towards a marginalized group or identity.
What is microagression?
The politically correct term to call a person of African descent.
What is ask the person what they prefer?
What is Black and African American (if they are from the U.S.)?
Marsha P. Johnson, a Black American gay liberation activist, and self-identified drag queen threw the first brick that started
What is the Stonewall Riots?
While singing along to a song you hear your non-black friend say the N-word. What do you do?
What is confront them about it, ask them why they chose to say it, what is ask them to stop. What is discussing the impact of the word?
This individual wore bright tennis shoes to the 2019 Met Gala, and is known for their outstanding accomplishments in the sport of tennis.
Who is Serena Williams?
A person who speaks/acts in support of an individual or cause, especially in the case of discrimination or bullying.
What is an upstander?
Instead of expecting your Black friends to educate you can
What is use google, watch documentaries, and go to events that help educate you?
Institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community
What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
Bonus: Can you name three of them?
You and your friends are 21 and are going to a local bar. Upon entering, you get your ID verified and enter easily, but you notice that it is taking a while for your friend to join you. You go back to see what is going on, and the bouncer is insisting that your friend’s ID is fake, however, this is not true. What do you do?
What is confronting the bouncer, what is checking in with your friend?
Popular singer of the song "I will always love you"
Who is Whitney Huston?
The ability to engage diverse groups of people and make everyone's values and identities feel recognized.
What is cultural competence?