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Jan 2022
34m 47s

The Man Who Adopted 6000 Children

Oprah
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From May 31, 2007: Oprah sits down with Geoffrey Canada, the founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an organization set out to prove that underprivileged Black children can and do succeed. Geoffrey adopted a 100-block area of Central Harlem and created programs that help inner-city children from birth through college. She also speaks with additional special guests including Hill Harper, discussing their work to help children in crisis reach their potential.

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