1-27 Insight Pt. II - AJ Jordon - READby4th & The African American Children's Book Fair

Published: Jan. 25, 2019, 10:36 p.m.

Loraine Ballard Morrill continues her interview with Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati, founder of the African American Children’s Book Fair on February 2nd 1-4 at Community College of Philadelphia along with two of the featured authors, Sharon Draper and Marietta Collins.
http://theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org/

First - we all want to do what we can to move the needle when it comes to poverty in Philadelphia. Loraine believes getting kids reading at grade level will help move that mission forward. There are a lot of people who feel passionately about this issue. Loraine speaks to Aldustus Jordon from Wells Fargo who originally came from the nonprofit world but is now in a position in the corporate world to truly make a difference.
http://readby4th.org/