Newsmakers; Dominique Ricks, Educator (2015)

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Series
Newsmakers
Episode
Dominique Ricks, Educator (2015)
Contributing Organization
Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/509-4m91834r23
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Description
Episode Description
A speech by Dominique Ricks before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on April 8, 2015. Ricks is a playwright, poet, and a 7th grade English teacher in Iberville Parish. He discusses: his experience as a student in the Louisiana public school system; his participation as a student with the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC); the successes of BRYC; his decision to join Teach for America after college; the need to increase access to human resources and career preparation for students; receiving the First Wave FullRide Scholarship and attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison; his current role as a 7th grade English teacher; and his hopes to attend law school and influence policy in the future.
Date
2015-04-08
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Event Coverage
Media type
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Credits
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: http://ladigitalmedia.org/video_v2/asset-detail/LNWMK-0714 (unknown)
Duration: 00:23:26
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Citations
Chicago: “Newsmakers; Dominique Ricks, Educator (2015),” 2015-04-08, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 26, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-509-4m91834r23.
MLA: “Newsmakers; Dominique Ricks, Educator (2015).” 2015-04-08. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 26, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-509-4m91834r23>.
APA: Newsmakers; Dominique Ricks, Educator (2015). Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-509-4m91834r23