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Where would you like your idea to take place?
- +Training or Workshop
Give your idea a short title:
- +{"en"=>"African-American History Afterschool"}
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- In which borough should your idea take place?
- Bronx
- Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?
- Mott Haven, Concourse, Tremont, Fordham, and Soundview
- Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.
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YouthBlack, Indigenous, and POCImmigrants and/or migrants
- Describe the challenge you want to address:
- African community feels lack of connection to African-American community. Lack of knowledge of roots and history on continent. Also, young first-generation Africans know less about the history than their parents. Schools are not doing an adequate job of teaching Black/African history.
- Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:
- Afterschool programming across the borough of the Bronx dedicated to studying Black and African history at houses of worship and community centers. Collaboration with churches, mosques, and community centers to teach agreed upon curriculum.
- Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:
- 10456
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