More than five hundred local leaders, activists, entertainers, and political luminaries gathered today at Columbia University as part of the Opportunity Nation Summit, a national convening to officially kick-off the
Amanda M. Fairbanks, Reporter NEW YORK -- As of Friday morning, every state and nearly every county in the U.S. has been given an "opportunity score" to determine where in
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 9, 2012 CONTACT: Christopher Cashman, 212-804-6370 ccashman@bethechangeinc.org BE THE CHANGE’S TWO CAMPAIGNS, SERVICENATION AND OPPORTUNITY NATION, UNITE TO HONOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF SERVICE
“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 makers, and
"The whole of human experience is initiated by thought." With those words, Phylicia Rashad kicked off the Opportunity Nation Summit last night at the Apollo Theater and this morning we
“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 you’re an
On November 3 and 4, business leaders, educators, social entrepreneurs, community activists, Republicans, Democrats and Independents, young and old, will converge on the Apollo Theater and Columbia University to kick
On January 28, Opportunity Nation took a major step toward our goal of advancing a bipartisan agenda that enhances opportunity and mobility for all Americans by convening our first coalition meeting in
Opportunity Nation reached out to me recently to ask how Opportunity Leaders are connecting to each other post-Summit and how we can keep the excitement and energy flowing throughout the
Jeff Guo, Staff Writer When — at 24 — Svante Myrick became the mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., there loomed the unavoidable comparison to that other oddly-named, biracial politician raised by
