Items:

Racial Agency
1. I use services in the Black community.
2. I attend church/religious services in the neighborhood in which I grew up.
3. I participate in activities that help Black people in need.
4. Since Barack Obama became U.S. President, I participate in political activities.
5. I help Black kids through mentoring or volunteering.
6. I donate money to Black organizations and causes.
7. If I saw a kid in my neighborhood doing wrong, I would try to stop him/her.
8. I attend political rallies that fight social unfairness.

Psychological Cohesion
9. I owe my success to the support of friends and family.
10. I feel like I am only doing well if Blacks as a whole are doing well.
11. I understand how hard it is for Black folks.
12. I like living around people who look like me.
13. We have to change the problems in the Black community ourselves.
14. Black people need to stick together.
15. Having a Black President makes me feel like I can do more to help my community.
16. Being Black is an important part of who I am.

Response Options:
4-point Likert scale
Strongly disagree - 1
Strongly agree - 4