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Black excellence, creativity and history in Vermont

February is Black History Month and we're highlighting some excellent work by Black Vermonters across the state.
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February is Black History Month and we're highlighting some excellent work by Black Vermonters across the state.

There are approximately 8,000 Black Vermonters across the state. This year for Black History Month, we’re highlighting some of their excellent work, with conversations on the term Black excellence, Black creativity, and the importance of studying Black history.

Our guests:

  • Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland Area NAACP
  • Steffen Gillom, president of the Windham County NAACP
  • Matthew Delmont, the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College and author of
  • Kathline Chery, director of production, in Fletcher
  • Erica and Ed McClain, owners of in St. Albans

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Connor Cyrus was co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition from 2021-2023.
Andrea Laurion joined ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý as a news producer for Vermont Edition in December 2022. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. Before getting into audio, Andrea worked as an obituary writer, a lunch lady, a wedding photographer assistant, a children’s birthday party hostess, a haunted house actor, and an admin assistant many times over.