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b'The death of George Floyd has triggered a reckoning in this country and the world around the deeply ingrained systemic racism that is woven into the very fabric of America. I\\u2019m always inspired by the scholar and intellectual activist Michael Eric Dyson. We speak about his new book \\u201cLong Time coming: Reckoning with Race in America \\u2013 a passionate call to America to finally face it\\u2019s history of racism and Start the journey to Redemption. Dyson will be speaking at a virtual book event December 9th from 6-7 pm.
https://us.e-activist.com/page/24027/event/1

Social justice is very much tied to educational equity. We\\u2019re going to look at both ends of the age spectrum \\u2013 first with Dr. Guy Generals President of Community College of Philadelphia. The College is offering the Octavius Catto Scholarship which will make tuition free for hundreds of first-time, full-time students at Community College of Philadelphia.
https://ccp.edu/catto

We begin with a program that seeks to get kids off to a strong start on the path to reading at grade level by fourth grade. I talk with Trude Haecker, MD; Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia Medical Director and Danielle Erkoboni, MD; Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia Associate Medical Director. Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia (RORGP) has initiated a virtual book drive fundraiser called \\u201cBooks and Beyond\\u201d which focuses on the commitment of to promote and celebrate diversity in books where every child can see themselves and their family as they turn every page.
https://www.giverorgp.org/
https://www.reachoutandreadphilly.org/'