bed-stuy youth in action with youth organization that was established in the
organization that was established in the
organization that was established in the 60s they would have these activities
60s they would have these activities
60s they would have these activities that would provide young people with a
that would provide young people with a
that would provide young people with a sense of empowerment and they were
sense of empowerment and they were
sense of empowerment and they were engaged with their community and that
engaged with their community and that
engaged with their community and that was the other thing there was a sort of
was the other thing there was a sort of
was the other thing there was a sort of a real after this component providing
a real after this component providing
a real after this component providing young people with outlets to try and
young people with outlets to try and
young people with outlets to try and counterbalance some of the racial
counterbalance some of the racial
counterbalance some of the racial tensions that are occurring within
tensions that are occurring within
tensions that are occurring within America and the fifth thing component is
America and the fifth thing component is
America and the fifth thing component is really interesting these are not
really interesting these are not
really interesting these are not activities that she would imagine would
activities that she would imagine would
activities that she would imagine would be taught or played with in an urban
be taught or played with in an urban
be taught or played with in an urban environment such as 1960s Brooklyn you
environment such as 1960s Brooklyn you
environment such as 1960s Brooklyn you see a variety of Ages that were
see a variety of Ages that were
see a variety of Ages that were participating in this program so it
participating in this program so it
participating in this program so it wasn’t just you know making sure that
wasn’t just you know making sure that
wasn’t just you know making sure that our young urban teenagers are off the
our young urban teenagers are off the
our young urban teenagers are off the street but it was really like we need to
street but it was really like we need to
street but it was really like we need to look at this from you know the cradle to
look at this from you know the cradle to
look at this from you know the cradle to college how can we address the fact that
college how can we address the fact that
college how can we address the fact that there’s been this kind of neglect and
there’s been this kind of neglect and
there’s been this kind of neglect and you have Jackie Kennedy and Senator
you have Jackie Kennedy and Senator
you have Jackie Kennedy and Senator Kennedy coming in participating so again
Kennedy coming in participating so again
Kennedy coming in participating so again it was a real important conversation in
it was a real important conversation in
it was a real important conversation in terms of this war on poverty in the ways
terms of this war on poverty in the ways
terms of this war on poverty in the ways in which the country was really trying
in which the country was really trying
in which the country was really trying to address some of the racial and
to address some of the racial and
to address some of the racial and economic challenges that were facing the
economic challenges that were facing the
economic challenges that were facing the country this is a community that may
country this is a community that may
country this is a community that may have been often overlooked but there is
have been often overlooked but there is
have been often overlooked but there is a power within the groundswell
a power within the groundswell
a power within the groundswell supporting in a larger movement in the
supporting in a larger movement in the
supporting in a larger movement in the african-american community
african-american community
african-american community you
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