key terms
A concept used to describe a group of people who share physical characteristics, such as skin color and cultural background.
What is race?
The acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bi Sexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual.
What do the letters LGBTQIA stand for?
the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups regarded as disadvantaged or subject to discrimination.
What is affirmative action?
a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group, such as a racial or ethnic minority.
What is a microaggression?
Her refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 sparked a boycott that ignited the U.S. civil rights movement.”
Who is Rosa Parks?
the quality or fact of belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent
What is ethnicity?
Individuals who use they/them pronouns
What are non binary pronouns
the subconscious feelings, attitudes, prejudices, and stereotypes an individual has developed due to prior influences and imprints throughout their lives
What is implicit bias?
The unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.
What is cultural appropriation?
Investigative journalist and early leader in the civil rights movement; co-founder of the NAACP; led anti-lynching campaigns.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
What is culture?
An attraction to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender
The interconnected nature of social categorizations, such as race, class, and gender, as they apply to a given individual or group, is regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage
What is intersectionality?
The willingness to openly discuss and acknowledge race, ethnicity, and the associated challenges individuals face due to systemic inequalities
What is color bravery?
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist who spent over four decades in the public eye. First found fame as a child star and later became a solo artist.
Who is Michael Jackson?
BLANK measn everyone is provided with resources specific to their needs to be successful. While BLANK means everyone is treated the same way, regardless of a person's needs or other individual differences.
What is equity vs equality?
dislike of or prejudice against gay people
What is homophobia
BLANK is the ability to influence and make decisions that impact others. BLANK is the advantages and benefits that individuals receive because of social groups they are perceived to be a part of.
What are power and privilege?
the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure
What is inclusion?
Anti-apartheid revolutionary and first Black president of South Africa; global symbol of justice and reconciliation.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Who coined "intersectionality"?
Who is Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw?
experiencing no sexual feelings or desires; not feeling sexual attraction to anyone
What is asexual?
discrimination or unequal treatment based on membership in a particular ethnic group, arising from systems, structures, or expectations that have become established within an institution or organization.
What is institutional racism?
This U.S. federal law, passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and public and private places open to the general public.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
One of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S. championed LGBTQ+ rights before his assassination.
Who is Harvey Milk?