He added, “We now have an opportunity to reach out to a community that has been neglected for the last 40 years. Poverty is real in our communities, and we all know it, with high crime rates, high murder rates, high incarceration rates, high dropout rates. But here’s this brilliant moment when we can address the unfinished business of the cities, the unfinished business of America and the new business of saving the planet.”
Marilyn Bechtel (mbechtel at pww.org) writes for the People's Weekly World newspaper (www.pww.org).
Marilyn Bechtel (mbechtel at pww.org) writes for the People's Weekly World newspaper (www.pww.org).
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