Starr
Starr felt this way when Hailey made stereotypical jokes towards her.
What is inferior?
When Khalil had new shoes and expensive attire, people assumed he was a drug dealer.
What are stereotypes?
Big Mav taught his kids the way to act around cops at a young age. He knew they would be treated unfairly due to their race.
What is systemic racism?
The media portrays Garden Heights as a place full of gangs and drugs.
What is bias?
The detectives ask Starr about doing drugs and drinking alcohol.
What is discrediting?
Khalil turned to drugs to make money because he had no other option.
What are limited opportunities?
He did not have many ways to make money after he got out of prison.
What is lack of opportunities?
Khalil talks about the continuous cycle that negatively impacts minorities. This cycle has an acronym created by Tupac.
What is T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.?
Starr faces her fears and speaks about the injustices that the black community faces.
What is bravery?
Officer Cruise was shown as a hero in the media.
What is white supremacy?
Big Mav is arrested due to his reputation of being a former gang member as well as being black.
What is assumption?
The cops continue to let down the community, so they riot to make a change. This results in more violence.
What is a cycle of hate?
Starr feels unsafe and has panic attacks around cops after the incident.
What is trauma?
Despite being innocent, Khalil was killed by a cop.
What is police brutality?
Black panther and Malcom X
Who were the people Big Mav idolized?
Black people have learned not to rely on cops for justice.
What is distrust?
Constantly having to change her behaviour around her different "worlds". Something that is annoying for Starr to do and eventually has effects on her mental health.
What is code-switching?
Khalil was labeled as a gang member and drug dealer. People stopped seeing him as a person; just as a criminal.
What is dehumanizing?
We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in the present day society. We want all Black men to be exempt from military service. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of Black people. We want freedom for all Black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails.
What is an ideology from the Black Panther Party that Big Mav asked his children to memorize?
The buzz word for social injustice.
What is allyship?