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Influential People
Conflicts
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Important Experiences
Stereotypes/ Overcoming of Stereotypes
100
This person is one of Sam's best friends. He is the father of Sam's godson.
Who is Will?
100
Many people called George with their condolences. They mourned over the deaths of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, which occurred for this reason.
What is the battle between the East Coast and West Coast and who's rapper is better?
100
This boy helped out the other two during the beginning of the rap career.
Who is Sam?
100
This is the place that Sam and Rameck attended to finish their last year of college. Hint famous fashion designer Mark Ecko and Ravens running back Ray Rice also attended this school.
What is Rutgers University?
100
"The bare look of concrete at night and the three of us in our baggy jean, bad-boy expressions, and hats flipped backwards looked just about right" (155). This is an example of a stereotype against.
Who are rappers?
200
This man was married to Faith Evans and was a famous rapper who painted vivid images of the realities of the inner-city life.
Who is Biggie Smalls?
200
This is the reason that the boys decided not to pursue their careers as rappers.
What is, it was not a sure thing?
200
This was the first present that Sam received from his brother Kenny
What is a big, green leat
200
This experience made Rameck a better doctor by making him more compassionate towards his patients and there families.
What is the time when Ma was ill and in the hospital?
300
This person makes the boys realize that staying in school is the best idea and that they have nothing to return to if they do decide to return home.
Who is Carla Dickson?
300
"There had been something invigorating and quietly inspiring about the environment at Seton Hall, where I was surrounded daily by thousands of other young men and women all hustling to achieve there dreams...if there was an opposite of that my neighborhood was it"(187). This conflict between George and his environment caused him to think this way.
What is the time when he got jumped and lost 45 dollars?
300
This book by Jawanza Kunjufu caused Sam and Carla Dickinson to want to help black boys before they were hardened by the streets.
What is Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys.
400
This person inspired George by her achievements. She consistently outperforming her younger peers in college despite the fact that she was juggling school and family.
Who is Aunt Lestine?
400
This is the grade George got in college so that he could not attend Access Med.
What is 3.0?
400
This experience with "white folks" caused Rameck to have a more positive feeling about whites.
What is the time that Rameck beat up a boy for "disrespecting" him, and the boys mother decided not to press charges.
500
This man owned a 3 chair barbershop, he was very opinionated and quick to give advice. He taught Rameck to question things one would not usually question.
Who is Bill the barber?
500
The significance of the following quote "...excited to have my own twin bed, telephone, desk...central air, heat, carpeting, and a bathroom..." (113).
What is that Rameck was deprived of the more comfortable things in life until he was in college and Rameck was able to begin his life as an adult, the start of a new beginning.