E-mail a friendSeptember 16, 2004
Groundbreaking TV producer and activist Norman Lear promotes voting and children's advocate Geoffrey Canada addresses the school failure rates of African American children.
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Emmy-winning producer Norman Lear was a pioneer in socially conscious TV. The creative force behind many of the most groundbreaking programs in history, such as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons and Maude, he featured families that regularly confronted major political and social issues of the day. A longtime activist, Lear also founded the public interest group People for the American Way and established a multidisciplinary research and public policy center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication.
Geoffrey Canada
Geoffrey Canada
Geoffrey Canada is an expert on parenting and children's issues. He's CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, which provides educational, social and medical services to children. Canada went from the tough South Bronx streets to earning his master's degree from Harvard's Graduate School of Education. He won the first Heinz Award for his work, and has written two books, Fist Stick Knife Gun and Reaching Up for Manhood.