Whatever it takes

By Paul Tough

Subjects: Prevention, Poverty, African American children, Harlem (new york, n.y.), social conditions, African americans, education, African american children, Education, Economic conditions, New york (n.y.), economic conditions, Poor, new york (state), new york, Education, united states, Social conditions, Poor

Description: An intriguing portrait of African-American activist Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children's Zone, describes his radical new approach to eliminating inner-city poverty, one that proposes to transform the lives of poor children by changing their schools, their families, and their neighborhoods at the same time.