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Test your Knowledge

1. Which Executive Order signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1965, established requirements for non-discriminatory practices in hiring and employment on the part of U.S. government contractors? *

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A. 10479

B. 11246

C. 10925

D. 13672

2. Which President signed H.R. 11318, a bill that assists minority and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses through procurement, investment, management and technical assistance programs in the Small Business Administration (SBA). *

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A. John F. Kennedy

B. Lyndon B. Johnson

C. Jimmy Carter

D. Gerald Ford

3. A February 2021 CNBC report stated Black entrepreneurs have historically faced challenges. Despite buy-black campaigns, grants and other resources, ____ out of _____ Black-owned businesses fail with the first 18 months. *

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A. 2 out of 3

B. 8 out of 10

C. 4 out of 5

D. 6 out of 7

4. McKinsey & Company, a global management-consulting firm, examined proprietary data sets for 366 public companies across a range of industries in Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom and the United States. Companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are _____ more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians. *

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A. 15%

B. 45%

C. 25%

D. 35%

5. Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are _____ more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians. *

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A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 15%

D. 25%

6. According to the Small Business Administration, there are ________ million small businesses in the United States. *

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A. 32.5

B. 30.2

C. 29.8

D. 31.9

7. Members of what labor union helped to build the nation’s Black middle class and civil rights movement. *

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A. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

B. American Federal of Teachers

C. Communications Workers of America

D. International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union

8. Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this: *

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A. The emancipation of enslaved African American in the U.S.

B. The Service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.

C. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended ‘separate but equal’ education.

D. The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

9. Which of these influential authors became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? *

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A. Maya Angelou

B. August Wilson

C. Lorraine Hansberry

D. Toni Morrison

10. Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark Supreme Court case in which the justices rules unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. What year did this take place? *

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A. 1950

B. 1956

C. 1954

D. 1957

11. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress. *

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A. Barbara Jordan

B. Maxine Waters

C. Carol Mosley Braun

D. Shirley Chisholm

12. When did Jesse Jackson launch campaigns to become president of the United States? *

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A. 1988 and 1992

B. 1984 and 1988

C. 1980 and 1984

D. 1976 and 1980

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