A discussion about the challenges facing African American children in schools today. Hugh B. Price, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League shares his new book, Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible. Plus a conversation with notorious radio personality and host of “The No Show”, Steve Post. And Seth Schulman discusses the achievements of Glenn Hammond Curtiss as a major figure in the early history of aviation, Unlocking the Sky: The Race to Invent the Airplane.
Hugh B. Price
A discussion about the challenges facing African American children in schools today. Hugh B. Price, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League shares his new book, Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible.
Steve Post
A conversation with iconoclastic radio personality and host of “The No Show”, Steve Post.
Seth Shulman
Seth Shulman discusses Glenn Hammond Curtiss’s achievements as a major figure in the early history of aviation, Unlocking the Sky: The Race to Invent the Airplane.
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