The Story in History: Engaging Youth in African American Lives

An outreach initiative that utilizes the structure and reach of the after-school programs offered by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and local public television stations' broadcast of the series African American Lives to engage teenagers in discovering their history by using the science of DNA and the power of the Internet, and then telling their stories with multimedia productions as a way to understand the broader heritage of African-Americans.

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