Young Black activists continue to expand influence in NH politics
Activists say young people increasingly want to get involved Share Updated: 6:55 PM EST Feb 10, 2021
Activists say young people increasingly want to get involved Share Updated: 6:55 PM EST Feb 10, 2021
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Show Transcript HOUSE. ADAM: AFTER THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD, NEW HAMPSHIRE JOINED IN THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE AND CONFRONTING ISSUES OF INEQUALITY. POWERFUL YOUNG GRANITE STATE VOICES EMERGED. THE ACTIVISM OF 2020 IS NOW BEING TRANSLATED INTO ACTION IN 2021. RYAN: I THINK THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING AWAKENING OF PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR, THAT JUST WANT TO GET INVOLVED AT SOME LEVEL TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES. . ADAM: LAST JUNE, RYAN TERRELL OF NASHUA FOUND HIMSELF AT THE EPICENTER OF A DEBATE ABOUT REPRESENTATION, WHEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BLOCKED HIS NOMINATION TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. EARLIER THIS MONTH, HE WAS RE-NOMINATED AND CONFIRME