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“It was the course I never knew I needed.”
This is how Henry Abbott Technical High School
senior Noelia Nunez describes the yearlong course on African American, black, Latino and Puerto Rican studies she’s taking from social studies teacher Adrian Solis.
“Mr. Solis’ class brought us back to the surface from other history courses and textbooks, where it felt like we were written out of history,” Nunez said.
Solis is one of a handful of high school teachers in the state offering a pilot version of the yearlong course, which will be offered more widely in the fall. Based on the interest he’s seeing from students in his other courses, Solis expects to be able to fill two or three sections of the course next year.
A local organization on Long Island will host a food basket drive for familias in need.
We ll talk about where and when the food drive is happening.
Also, more food for those in need as a popular Bronx Mexican restaurant is now a soup kitchen.
We talk to the co-owner about the transformation.
And, Connecticut became the first state in the country to require high schools provide courses on Latino and Black studies.
The law - signed by the governor last year - directs all regional and local boards of education to include an elective course of studies at the high school level that provides students with a better understanding of Puerto Rican, African-American, Black and Latino contributions to United States history, society, economy and culture.