Caitlin Gooch, a 30-year-old North Carolina native, has committed her life to teaching Black children about Black Americans’ contributions to horse culture through books, social media and fun horse activities.
as a nonprofit organization in 2019. After noticing the low literacy rates in North Carolina and a literacy gap affecting communities of color, Gooch partnered with local libraries to incentivize children to read by rewarding them with a day in her father’s farm if they checked out three or more books.to the Nation’s Report CardAs of September 2022, Gooch had raised about $40,000 for Saddle Up and Read.
“I think it’s important for people, not just Black people, not just people of color, but even white people to realize that Black people have always been a part of this, Gooch said. “We’re learning about everything else. We should learn about Black horse-folk, too.”,” a new special from NBC News Digital Docs, that highlights three overlooked — or forgotten — stories from America’s past, and its present.
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