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35 Million in Poverty is Unacceptable: Ali Knight on Building the Infrastructure for Opportunity
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This week on the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast, Jodi interviews Ali Knight.
What does it take to move 35 million Americans out of poverty? Ali Knight, CEO of GreenLight Fund, says it starts with building an “infrastructure for opportunity.”
Ali was born in Harlem and raised in Brooklyn as one of eight kids. He grew up poor, spent time in foster care, and relied on public systems and mentors who saw his potential before he did. Theater and dance helped him find his voice, and that path led him to the Vera Institute of Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice…
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