Movements
What is an international activist movement in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and racism towards black people?
#BlackLivesMatter
Who was the innocent black teenager fatally shot by George Zimmerman?
Trayvon Martin
What was the saying on shirts that the staff of John Muir Elementary wore?
#BlackLivesMatter
What is one of the main issues that sparked the #BlackLivesMatter movement?
Police Brutality
what is Blue Lives Matter?
A police support group
What did the student activists of the Baltimore Algebra project do when their local school board voted to shut down?
They protested by having a die-in
What NFL player began kneeling during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality?
Colin Kaepernick
What elementary school sparked a city-wide Black Lives Matter movement in 2016?
John Muir Elementary
What is the slogan that questions #BlackLivesMatter?
#AllLivesMatter
What are some ways educators make Black Lives Matter in our schools?
Provide a social justice, anti racist curriculum.
Allow for discussion.
Gives students the historical grounding, literacy skills, and space to explore their feelings and emotions.
Why did professional players and student athletes kneel during the anthem?
In protest of police brutality.
Who is the mother who was shot by police in her own home in front of her children?
Charleena Lyles
What did Colin Kaepernick do to raise awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement?
He kneeled during the National Anthem
What was the issue occurring in schools across the city of Seattle that prompted them to take action?
They were segregated.
Advanced classes had mostly white students
Black students were suspended at 4x the rate for the same infraction
What would be a DOWNFALL of taking the action in support of #BlackLivesMatter among schools citywide?
Teachers not participating.
Threats
What project helped low-income students learn college preparatory math in high school in the Baltimore City Public Schools?
Baltimore Algebra Project
Who started a space for young black women in schools after discovering that they were struggling but receiving minimal attention?
Candice Vanenzuela
What poem was read to teach about the murders of Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo?
Willie Perdomo’s “Forty-One Bullets Off-Broadway”
What is the issue that has replaced the school-to-prison pipeline?
School-to-Grave Pipeline
What is the theory concept that this section focused on?
Dialectical development, peculiar sensation, and institutional racism
What platform of 50 organizations released 30 policy demands in 2016 for black power, freedom, and justice?
Movement for Black Lives
What three women started the #BlackLivesMatter?
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Opal Tometi
What did Candice Valenzuela do to make young black women feel more comfortable in school?
She created a safe group for them to discuss issues.
How have the police justified the killings of innocent black people?
They found a way to portray the person as in the wrong (has a weapon, mental history, etc).
How often is a black person killed by police officers, security guards, or vigilantes?
Every 28 hours