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RACISM QUIZ:
HOW RACIST ARE YOU?
Ask these questions of yourself and indicate your
response using the following scale:
1 = never 2 = seldom 3 = sometimes
4 = often 5 = very often
1) Do I feel comfortable around people of
different races?
__ 2) Do I think that people of some races are more
intelligent than others?
3) Do I think that people of some races work harder
than others?
_ 4) Do I tell racial or ethnic jokes?
__ 5) Do I make racial/ethnic statements which I would
not say in the presence of people of that
racial/ethnic group?
6) Do I confront people who make ethnically or
sexually derogatory comments?
__ 7) Do I feel uneasy when I see an interracial couple?
__ 8) Do I have friends who are not my same age, race,
gender or economic status?
9) Do people of other races seem to be comfortable
around me?
10) Do the organizations that I join have racially
diverse members?
11) If I'm at a social or business event where there are
people who differ racially or ethnically from me, do
I make an effort to talk to them?
12) Do I have people of other races in my home for
social occasions?
13) Do I go to restaurants or bars that have racially
diverse customers?
14) Do I make efforts to educate myself about other
cultures?
15) Do I call, write or in some way protest when a
newspaper article, television show or radio program
perpetuates racism?
A: Total your points for questions 1,6, & 8-15
B: Total you points for questions 2,3,4,5 & 7
C: Subtract B from A If C is:
45 You have the highest possible score!
You've completely overcome all racial
conditioning (or you're seriously in denial.)
30 - 45 Good for you! You are well on your way to
eliminating your racial conditioning
15 - 29 You are an average American and are still
burdened with the racial conditioning you
learned.
0 - 15 You have strong racist attitudes. Check you
closet for sheets with eye holes cut in them.
-15 This is the lowest possible score. Just a
guess, but is your name Jessie HelmsBOWLING NITE-
Friday, May 20 will be
our bowling night this
month. Wel will meet at
the Don Carter Bowling
Center, 10920 Composite
Dr. (358-1382) at 9:45
PM. Plan expenses of
$1.75 for shoe rental and
$2.80 per game.,; e -
1. .:YOUNGSTOWN 11th ANNIVERSARY
The Youngstown chapter of Black & White Men
Together will celebrate their 11th Anniversary on
May 20-22, 1994. Make your reservations now for
it will be a weekend you won't want to miss.
Everyone knows that the people in Youngstown
know how to throw a good party! For more
information call Bob T. (216) 792-5985 or John
(216) 788-5693 or see Michael McVay.
MINORITY STUDENTS MIX MORE
Minority college students are more likely to eat,
study and go out with people outside their race than
white students are, a study says. The researchers
who conducted the study say that it debunks the
idea that minorities socialize only among
themselves. In fact, the researchers say, the study
shows that white students are most likely to stick
together. "The current concern about whether
minority students are promoting and practicing
self-segregation is misplaced," said Sylvia Hurtado,
an assistant professor of education at the University
of Michigan. "In fact, students of color are crossing
ethnic-racial lines the most, while white students
seem to be segregating themselves."
TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
As dawn broke over the beach, the old man asked
the youth why we was flinging starfish into the sea.
The answer was they would die if left to the sun.
"But the beach goes on for miles and there are
millions of them," he countered. "What difference
is it going to make?"
The young man looked at the starfish and said, as he
threw it to the sea, "it makes a difference to this
one."a
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