Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: March 28, 2016
Article: In conversation: Misty Copeland and Barack Obama
Page: 56
Author: Maya Rhodan
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Comment: I think Misty Copeland has too much pressure on her as a role model. She should just enjoy her success.
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Questions
1. Do you think Misty Copeland will change the world of classical dance?
2. Why do you think Misty Copeland thinks the classical-ballet world would ever accept her because she's something different?
3. Who is Copeland looking at as a mentor?
4. Who has President Obama embraced Copeland as?
5. What is one of President Obama's failures in his presidency?
6. How are President Obama and Misty Copeland similar in their careers?
7. What is Black Girl Magic?
8. What is Black Lives Matter?
9. Do young African-American, Latino, Asian, LGBT youth have more role models today than say 10 years ago?
10. What are barriers that young African-American, Latino, Asian, LGBT youth face?
11. President Obama says on page 59, "there's always been affirmative action, it just hasn't always been minority focused, right." He gave an example of a big university donation and your child getting accepted by the university. President Obama compared affirmative action to a ______.
12. What is My Brother's Keeper program?
13. What is the notion for My Brother's Keeper program?
14. What type of behavior are young men of color so often channeled into?
15. Misty Copeland is African-American, Italian and German. True or False
16. Do you think by President Obama being elected president solved racial problems?
17. The single biggest difference we can make is making sure that our kids get a good education. True or False
Reference
http://www.blackgirlmagicmag.com/
http://mistycopeland.com/
http://blacklivesmatter.com/about/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/my-brothers-keeper
Date: March 28, 2016
Article: In conversation: Misty Copeland and Barack Obama
Page: 56
Author: Maya Rhodan
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214
Comment: I think Misty Copeland has too much pressure on her as a role model. She should just enjoy her success.
Go to Answer Key
Go to Directory of Books
Questions
1. Do you think Misty Copeland will change the world of classical dance?
2. Why do you think Misty Copeland thinks the classical-ballet world would ever accept her because she's something different?
3. Who is Copeland looking at as a mentor?
4. Who has President Obama embraced Copeland as?
5. What is one of President Obama's failures in his presidency?
6. How are President Obama and Misty Copeland similar in their careers?
7. What is Black Girl Magic?
8. What is Black Lives Matter?
9. Do young African-American, Latino, Asian, LGBT youth have more role models today than say 10 years ago?
10. What are barriers that young African-American, Latino, Asian, LGBT youth face?
11. President Obama says on page 59, "there's always been affirmative action, it just hasn't always been minority focused, right." He gave an example of a big university donation and your child getting accepted by the university. President Obama compared affirmative action to a ______.
12. What is My Brother's Keeper program?
13. What is the notion for My Brother's Keeper program?
14. What type of behavior are young men of color so often channeled into?
15. Misty Copeland is African-American, Italian and German. True or False
16. Do you think by President Obama being elected president solved racial problems?
17. The single biggest difference we can make is making sure that our kids get a good education. True or False
Reference
http://www.blackgirlmagicmag.com/
http://mistycopeland.com/
http://blacklivesmatter.com/about/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/my-brothers-keeper
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