Answer at least 3 of the questions below:
- Has the Black community truly been afforded equal access to literacy necessary to be successful in contemporary America? Reference Richard Wright’s “The Library Card” and any other sources, including your own experience, if you wish.
- How is literacy used as a hegemonic tool/ tool of power? By whom? Against whom? Reference at least 2 of this week’s course materials.
- Discuss your experience of taking one of the literacy tests from Activity 4. Provide examples of questions and your responses.
- How can we help establish more equality for the Black/ African-American community in the US?
- Select one of the 3 articles from activity 2. What argument is the author making? Support your answer with evidence from the text, and with your own thoughts on this topic.
