Tamu Chambers, a professor in the Education and Social Sciences Department, recently completed an educational outreach program for high school students that was planned for release during Black History Month.
The presentation is entitled “A Celebration of Diversity, Black History Month and Kwanzaa.” It features Chambers and several alumni, who share information and personal insights about influential civil rights leaders and Kwanzaa, the annual African-American celebration of family, community and culture. Kwanzaa was founded in the United States in 1966.
The 35-minute video opens with welcome messages from SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, President Roger Ramsammy and Judy DiLorenzo, vice president for Academic Affairs. Teachers of history, humanities and social sciences in the Capital District were invited to receive the program during a limited-release period.
“The video, an accompanying Kwanzaa Fact Book and curriculum are dedicated to the teachers and their students,” Chambers said. “Collectively educating students is a societal responsibility that we all share to model the humanity and intellect of future scholars.”
She thanked the teachers for their “continued dedication to an extremely important and demanding job – preparing young students to successfully navigate a world that will be vastly changed in the aftermath of a global pandemic.”
Chambers also gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Multimedia and Video Services, Information Technology Services and Communications & Marketing, including graphics and the print shop, to create the presentation.
“A Celebration of Diversity, Black History Month and Kwanzaa” is available for a limited time at https://vimeo.com/513105810.
Please email t.chambers@hvcc.edu with requests to share this video off campus, and/or digital copies of the accompany fact book and curriculum.
Published: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:55:34 +0000 by d.gardner