BI KeyNotes

Chapter 2 Keynote: What were the consequences of lowering departmental entrance requirements?

Attracted new officers with lower ability levels as well as done to ward off lawsuits from Black applicants

CH2 Keynote: How did the fear of crime impact Black citizens

Affected the most facing 1 in 29 killed in confrontations with police.

CH3 Keynote: What was the contradiction surrounding housing projects

Despite the government paying around 100 billion dollars, around 7 million households could not afford housing

CH3 Keynote: What percentage of Harlem residents live in unsafe environments?

40 percent of people

CH4 Keynote: What two factors that prove that Education has decreased over the past 20 years?

1. Low achievement in testing

2. Increased classroom violence

CH4 Keynote: Why has classroom violence increased?

A lack of consequences for students due to government policies

CH6 Keynote: How did Black students perform on the SAT compared to white students?

Black students perform lower than white students

CH6 Keynote: What trend happened with Black enrollment in advanced degrees?

There was a decrease in both program enrollment and the number of doctoral degrees earned by black students.

CH7 Keynote: Who took over the presidency of ABC in 1982

Judy Berry Griffin

CH7: How did the relationship between ABC and prep schools change?

Many prep schools stopped accepting ABC children whereas smaller schools continued to rely on the program.

CH8 Keynote A: What were the defining characteristics of John Phillips?

He practiced what had preached, had a stern demeanor that demanded respect, and valued hard work as well as self-restraint.

CH8 Keynote B: What shocked outside observations about the Exeter way of learning?

The high level of academic discourse between Exeter students. A high school teacher had witnessed two students talking about Pericles and Shakespeare

CH8 Keynote C: What was the Graduate Record Exam score gap between Black and White students?

Black students scored 171 points lower than white students.

CH8 Keynote C: Did the program using Black slang work?

The program of teaching Black students in slang did not work and showed no results in test scores.