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Posts by Layla N. Revis
Suze Orman, Personal Finance Expert, on Learning to Create Your New American Dream
"A nation that’s broken cannot hold up a person. One person that’s strong is all it takes,” Suze Orman proclaimed. Inspiring and igniting the room, she was on...
Promoting Communities: A New Opportunity Index
This panel, moderated by Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and CEO, PolicyLink, included the following speakers: Dr. Scott Cowen, President of Tulane University, Dr. Xavier de Souza Briggs, Associate...
From Access to Completion: Starting Early, Staying in School, and Earning a Credential
This panel, moderated by Bob Herbert, Demos - Distinguished Fellow, concerned early childhood education and staying in school. Welcoming the guests, Mr. Herbert first discussed what a difference...
Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and Author of “A Purpose Driven Life” Speaks
“So much of our identity is tied to our work. When people don’t have an opportunity to work it’s bad all the way around. I pastor a large...
Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado Speaks at Opportunity Summit
His family survived the Holocaust in Poland, but Senator Michael Bennet recognizes that we, too, face our own contemporary crisis in America. However, all hope is certainly not...
Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg on Opportunity in America
“We have to stop complaining and do something to change things,” proclaimed Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg. To an excited and passionate crowd of academics, policy...
Serena Williams Discusses The American Dream and Education at Opportunity Nation
“My parents always taught me the four D’s: to have a Dream, Dedication – always be dedicated - and have the Desire and Determination to achieve it.” Whether...
