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As income inequality grows, leaders have the power to unite and divide us. The Aspen Institute Ascend Fellowship invests in diverse, entrepreneurial leaders from a range of sectors who have breakthrough ideas to build economic security, educational success, and health and well-being for families in the US. Hear from several dynamic leaders from the Ascend Fellowship on their bold ideas on lifting up communities of color, addressing the epidemic of mass incarceration, and tapping the power of private capital to move families toward opportunity – and why leading matters to them. Katie Albright, Executive Director, Safe & Sound, and Ascend Fellow, will be joining this panel.
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