OZY And Chevrolet Shape The Conversation Around Inclusion And Technology At OZY Fest
The virtual festival, streaming live May 15-16, will feature a premiere panel conversation with Gerald Johnson, Dr. Danielle Moss and Carlos Watson.
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OZY Fest, the one-of-a-kind festival where TED meets Coachella, will be streaming live on YouTube, May 15-16, and will feature a special panel conversation focused on the intersection of education, race and technology. The annual festival of great entertainment, interactive experiences and the biggest conversations will this year feature Sevyn Streeter, Dr. Fauci, Condoleezza Rice, Malcolm Gladwell, Marc Rebillet, Big Freedia, Mark Cuban and more.
The Educator Fighting to Rectify the Achievement Gap
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By Isabelle Lee
February6, 2021
Even before becoming the CEO of Oliver Scholars, a program dedicated to preparing Black and Latino students for success at top universities and colleges, Dr. Danielle Moss was fighting to make education more equitable. In addition to having almost 2 million views on her TED Talk, “How We Can Help the ‘Forgotten Middle’ Reach Their Full Potential,” Moss is a tenacious advocate for chasing your dreams and finding the limits of your courage. She recently joined
The Carlos Watson Show to discuss her career path and her aspirations for a better America. You can find a selection of excerpts below, or listen to the full interview on the show’s podcast feed.
resurrected from the ashes and there s life here. that s year don lemon profiled oliver scholars. don loves this organization. it s one that gives students from underserved communities a shot at elite universities. this year he caught up with a recent oliver scholars alum. she went to middle bury college in vermont and is finding out and getting into the school is only the first part of the challenge. she is still getting guidance from oliver scholars and don himself. next up, the unbelievable story of kevin hines. he did the unthinkable. and he lived to tell about it. it changed the way i think about mental illness and i m pretty sure it s going to change the way you think about it as well.
from underserved communities a shot at elite universities. this year he caught up with a recent olive scholars alum. haiti ferrera. she went to middlebury college in vermont. as she s finding out, getting into the school is only the first part of the challenge. she s still getting guidance from oliver scholars and from don himself. next up, the unbelievable story of my champion for change, kevin heinz. he did the unthinkable, and he lived to tell about it. it changed the way i think about mental illness, and i m pretty sure it s going to change the way you think about it as well.
sometimes hope really is one of the greatest antidotes. now another community center. this one in far rockaway, new york. it was almost destroyed by superstorm sandy in 2012. st. john baptist church had provide daycare, clothing, other basics for hundreds of its parishioners. the storm swamped the church and its ability to care for its members. but then erin burnett reported on the congregation. and guess what? donations poured in. reporter: the difference between 2012 and today is striking. i remember walking in here and sort of gasping because of how awful it looked. and now we come here, this church has now been resurrected from the ashes. and there s life here. last year cnn tonight anchor don lemon profiled oliver scholars. don really loves this organization. it s one that gives students