Season 2 · Episode 89
89. Why Teaching African American History in Connecticut Matters
Grating the Nutmeg · Grating The Nutmeg
February 15, 202037m 16s
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Show Notes
CT Explored publisher Elizabeth Normen sits down with Dr. Benjamin Foster and Connecticut State Representative Bobby Gibson to talk about their efforts to pass legislation requiring teaching African American history in Connecticut, their vision for the curriculum, and why it matters. "When kids started to say math is for whites," Foster, a longtime educator says, "I knew we had to do something" to reconnect students with their rich history of contributions to this nation.
We wish to thank Dr. Benjamin Foster and Representative Bobby Gibson and Carmen Arace Middle School for hosting us. This episode was produced by Elizabeth Normen and engineered by Patrick O'Sullivan.