Preliminary List of Questions

These are what we have so far. We will continue to take questions from the community and edit these ones.

• What does “racism” mean to you?
• What does your “race” mean to you?
• What does “culture” mean to you?
• What can you tell me about your culture? (What does your culture mean to you?)
• How has race been discussed in your home? 
• How do you and your friends speak about race and racism? 
• Have you ever had a close friend whose racial background was different from
  yours? 
• When is a joke racist?
• How do I tell my friends that their joke or even just their laughter makes me uncomfortable because I perceive it to be racist?
• How do I go about challenging perceived racism as a white anti-racist?
• In what ways have you learned about race and racism in school?
• Have your teachers ever addressed race and racism in class? If yes, how?
• How are race and racism discussed in the town/city/community where you grew up?
• How racially diverse was the place where you grew up? How has this influenced
  your feelings or thoughts about race?
• How often do you think about your own racial identity? What usually makes you
  think about it?
• Do people ever ask you about your racial/ethnic background? If yes, how do
  you usually respond?
• When describing someone's physical appearance, how often do you use their race to do so?
• How do you respond to what you perceive as racism in your presence? (keep thinking about the phrasing of this one)
• Do you ever get questioned about your citizenship?
• What are your feelings on the current immigration debate? (think about how to add in a specific about “race” in this one)
• What does the word "terrorist" mean to you?
• What does the word "criminal" mean to you?
• Do you think that enslavement still exists in the US? Explain.
• What do you know about modern day drug laws in the US? Do you agree with
  them?
• What do you know about the conditions and demographics inside modern day US prisons?
• How do you think the current economic crisis has impacted people of color vs. white people?
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