‘The Poverty Tour’ Five Years On with: Sheldon Danziger, President of the Russell Sage Foundation, Mia Birdsong, Co-Director of ‘Family Story and Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
On this week's podcast: To mark the fifth anniversary of Tavis Smiley’s ‘Poverty Tour’ in which the host travelled across the country, in 2011, with Dr. Cornell West and met hundreds of people who were struggling with poverty, Tavis Smiley speaks to leaders in the anti-poverty movement. Sheldon Danziger, President of the Russell Sage Foundation and co-editor of the text, ‘Legacies of the War on Poverty’, provides an overview on the current state of the fight against poverty. Mia Birdsong, Co-Director of ‘Family Story', discusses how she is challenging negative attitudes toward poor families. Then, the Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti talks about his strategies for creating prosperity for all the residents of his city.
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