Question 1

As trauma chaplains, Hawley and Flint have observed that_____.
A) Black pain and grief often go unrecognized and unacknowledged in hospitals
B) Black men are stoic patients who do not wish to receive chaplaincy services
C) Black health care is at least as effective as that received by White Americans
D) health care workers stereotype Black patients as more susceptible to pain

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Hawley and Flint, as trauma chaplains, have observed that Black pain and grief often go unrecognized and unacknowledged in hospitals, highlighting a significant disparity in the acknowledgment and treatment of emotional suffering based on race.

Question 2

Briefly summarize what Trask meant when she wrote: "I was reading the West's view of itself through the degradation of my own past." Provide at least three examples that she uses to base this conclusion.

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Question 3

What examples of the "Magical Negro" portrayal can you think of in films or literature? How can depicting a black man as having supernatural power or primordial goodness be harmful?

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Question 4

How do the killings of Michael Brown, Emmett Till, and Tamir Rice illustrate the importance of understanding race, gender, and age as intersecting systems of power and domination?

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Question 5

How does Audre Lorde perceive the intersection between being Black and a lesbian? What are solutions proposed?

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Question 6

How do Hawley and Flint connect Darren Wilson's grand jury testimony to historic justifications for Black enslavement? What underlying message about Black men do these have in common?

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Question 7

Hawley and Flint argue that when Black male bodies are constructed in the American psyche as problems to be solved, they_____.
A) become invisible
B) invite violence
C) represent spirituality
D) inspire justice

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Hawley and Flint argue that the construction of Black male bodies as problems in the American psyche invites violence towards them. This perspective highlights the societal and systemic issues that contribute to the perpetuation of violence against Black men.

Question 8

What are the reasons argued that literature by women of Color is not taught in college classes? What do you think could be some solutions to make it possible?

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Question 9

Discuss the choices that Jeremiah and Carlos made in dealing with their anger, and compare the consequences of their different choices.

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Question 10

How did the land tenure changes instituted by Westerners affect Hawaiians?

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Question 11

We see in this story several angry young men. Discuss how each man handles his anger. What does each man do? What are the consequences of how each man deals with his angry feelings? How is race related to the consequences each man gets for the way he handled his anger in this true story?

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Question 12

Discuss the reaction of police officers after the men were maced. Consider any differences that might have been evident in their reactions if Jeremiah and Carlos had sprayed mace in to the faces of the white men, instead of being the ones attacked with mace. Would the police officers likely have asked if the white men were gang members? Would they still have considered the possibility that the Filipino men were gang members? What evidence do you find in this story to support your answer?

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Question 13

Why did the author call the incident he relates "the most painful and shocking event" of his life? Discuss why it was so painful. Consider what made it shocking to him.

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Question 14

Is the failure of historians to learn the Hawaiian language the result of ignorance or ethnocentric bias? Please explain your answer.

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Question 15

Why is language so important to understanding a people's culture and heritage?

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Question 16

What are differences discussed by Lorde that are faced by White women when compared to women of Color?

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Question 17

What does Lorde argue as being the importance of poetry? How is it seen as a different art form?

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Quiz 1: Why Race, Class, and Gender Still Matter

As trauma chaplains, Hawley and Flint have observed that_____.