Closing Plenary Session

Session Highlights:

Featured Discussion: The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
NAHRO Senior Vice President George Guy will facilitate a conversation on Housing Agency initiatives supporting children of economically challenged, fragile and otherwise marginalized families, with an outstanding group of innovators including Ralph Smith, Managing Director of The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.

Featured Speaker:
Kevin Powell is one of the most celebrated political, cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices in America. The Jersey City product of a single mother and horrific poverty and violence, Kevin has gone on to be a poet and journalist and the author of 15 books, including Grocery Shopping with My Mother, his new poetry collection; and his critically acclaimed autobiography, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood. Additionally he has penned articles, essays, and blogs for a wide range of newspapers, magazines and major websites. As an activist, Kevin is committed to democracy, justice, diversity, inclusion, and equality for the American people.