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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0079-accs
  • Summary(0:21) Started working at a school in Brownsville -- (1:09) A impoverished, low performing district where the life-expectancy is 30-35 among African Americans -- (1:45) Utilized the Brooklyn Connections program to get the students to their local library for the first time -- (2:28) Guided them in researching BAM -- (3:49) Culminating in certificates all around and the opportunity to perform at the Dweck Auditorium -- (4:45) Opening a window of opportunities for the students -- (6:09) Looking forward to expanding the program and introducing it to younger grades -- (8:25) Wanting to change the racial divide, current expectations of young public school students and the housing issue in Brooklyn.
  • Date2017-01-09
  • Physical Description1 sound file (10 min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorKennedy, Tina
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on January 9, 2017, by Torey McNeil at Central Library. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • SubjectTeachers ; Education ; Poverty ; Low-income students--United States ; Rent ; Housing ; African Americans ; Poverty ; Crime ; Libraries ; Writing skills ; Reading ; Brooklyn Public Library
  • PlaceBrownsville (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleOral history interview conducted with Tina Kennedy on 2017 January 9.