It will lift up one in two Americans, it will lift up two in three children in our country, it will lift up one million students who are on Pell Grants and in Iowa, specifically, it will impact 56% of Iowa households. For all Black households in the country, it will lift 60% of Black households out of poverty. Gary: Are there any closing thoughts you would like to share? Senator Harris: I think this is an election cycle that is about dealing with the fact of where we are at this point in our country this is a moment that is requiring us to acknowledge that we are better than that and we have to fight for the best of who we are. I am very optimistic about our ability to be better and do better. I believe that all good fights are born out of optimism and that is how I think about this fight before us. In particular, I think people in our country rightly want to know that they are seen and heard and that leaders are responding to their actual needs and that is the kind of leader that I am and will be. I thank you guys for the time, and I hope I’m going to see you when I am in Iowa. Celeste and Gary: We hope so as well. We wish you well with your campaign and thank you for this opportunity to share your information with the minority community, particularly the African-American community, in Iowa. Senator Harris: I’m honored that we were able to talk and thank you for the work you do because the work of journalism, particularly journalism that is from, and focused on, the African-American community is so critically important and it is so important that communities have a trusted voice and I know that is what you provide so I thank you for the work you do. Celeste Lawson is a freelance writer who focuses on various aspects of education and diversity. She earned a graduate degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education, with concentrations in English and Language Arts. In addition, she has more than 20 years of classroom experience with teaching students at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels.
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