Dept. of Ed. Hypes New Program to Distribute Free Books at Barbershops

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Harris Perry ░░░░░░░░ hair design has a ░░░░░░░░ children s library thanks ░░░░░░░░ donations from non profits ░░░░░░░░ the collaboration with the ░░░░░░░░ Administration As an offshoot ░░░░░░░░ the my brother s ░░░░░░░░ initiative the Department of ░░░░░░░░ is working with at ░░░░░░░░ 20 barbershops nationwide and ░░░░░░░░ me is John king ░░░░░░░░ of education and a ░░░░░░░░ elementary school principal that ░░░░░░░░ principals in the schools ░░░░░░░░ barbershops KING We know ░░░░░░░░ are a place where ░░░░░░░░ re going to find ░░░░░░░░ boys girls there with ░░░░░░░░ fathers and uncles and ░░░░░░░░ and they may be ░░░░░░░░ there looking for something ░░░░░░░░ do it s a ░░░░░░░░ place to have a ░░░░░░░░ and do summer reading ░░░░░░░░ certainly worry in the ░░░░░░░░ that students lose academic ░░░░░░░░ and this is a ░░░░░░░░ to make sure students ░░░░░░░░ everywhere Harris Perry Talk ░░░░░░░░ me about your experience ░░░░░░░░ a principal and what ░░░░░░░░ kind of effort tells ░░░░░░░░ or what you see ░░░░░░░░ this effort that is ░░░░░░░░ PINKARD Well both as ░░░░░░░░ principal and as a ░░░░░░░░ it s really important ░░░░░░░░ seize these opportunities when ░░░░░░░░ re with our children ░░░░░░░░ of school to continue ░░░░░░░░ and learning It s ░░░░░░░░ exciting to work with ░░░░░░░░ department on read where ░░░░░░░░ are because it s ░░░░░░░░ extension of what we ░░░░░░░░ doing with dcps passing ░░░░░░░░ 80 000 books that ░░░░░░░░ could take home with ░░░░░░░░ because when they are ░░░░░░░░ the barbershop or on ░░░░░░░░ road trip or sitting ░░░░░░░░ home we want them ░░░░░░░░ be engaged and exciting ░░░░░░░░ enriching activities that keep ░░░░░░░░ brains growing Harris Perry ░░░░░░░░ John I m wondering ░░░░░░░░ you had a chance ░░░░░░░░ actually any of this ░░░░░░░░ and sort of not ░░░░░░░░ how the boys and ░░░░░░░░ the young people in ░░░░░░░░ barbershops respond but how ░░░░░░░░ adults in the barbershop ░░░░░░░░ to the books KING ░░░░░░░░ and I were at ░░░░░░░░ barbershop on Wednesday reading ░░░░░░░░ students and giving out ░░░░░░░░ and what was great ░░░░░░░░ the kids were so ░░░░░░░░ to be read to ░░░░░░░░ barbershop but so excited ░░░░░░░░ the books they got ░░░░░░░░ after we left we ░░░░░░░░ standing out in front ░░░░░░░░ the barbershop and kids ░░░░░░░░ coming in and picking ░░░░░░░░ books and diving into ░░░░░░░░ and it s what ░░░░░░░░ remember doing as a ░░░░░░░░ when I would go ░░░░░░░░ barbershops This is an ░░░░░░░░ to make sure all ░░░░░░░░ are reading and barbershops ░░░░░░░░ hair salons and places ░░░░░░░░ there is opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ books available Harris Perry ░░░░░░░░ are earlier attempts and ░░░░░░░░ of them are still ░░░░░░░░ to the use barbershops ░░░░░░░░ beauty salons as a ░░░░░░░░ for health decimation like ░░░░░░░░ cancer and prostate cancer ░░░░░░░░ you can tell us ░░░░░░░░ I have viewers watching ░░░░░░░░ barbershops and beauty salons ░░░░░░░░ this place is so ░░░░░░░░ more than a place ░░░░░░░░ grooming KING We had ░░░░░░░░ group of barbers join ░░░░░░░░ here in D C ░░░░░░░░ a hair battle and ░░░░░░░░ battle convention and they ░░░░░░░░ and met with our ░░░░░░░░ the at the department ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ was striking was that ░░░░░░░░ hair salon owners areity ░░░░░░░░ excited about this event ░░░░░░░░ told us about things ░░░░░░░░ do to support the ░░░░░░░░ whether it s offering ░░░░░░░░ cuts to kids who ░░░░░░░░ good grades in school ░░░░░░░░ organizing neighborhood activities on ░░░░░░░░ block and in their ░░░░░░░░ So I think these ░░░░░░░░ a community institution that ░░░░░░░░ a long time in ░░░░░░░░ African American community played ░░░░░░░░ critical role and we ░░░░░░░░ honored to partner with ░░░░░░░░