TitleOral history interview conducted with Tina Kennedy on 2017 January 9.
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.
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.
Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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