NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep
In response to what it called a rising tide of bias incidents and Islamophobia, the New York Community Trust in June awarded more than $500,000 in grants to several Muslim American and South Asian advocacy groups to help counter stereotypes about Islam.
NYCT Program Director Shawn Morehead joins us to talk about this more recent initiative along with the Trust's long-standing work with immigrant communities.
We also speak with Donna Lawrence, President and CEO of the I Have A Dream Foundation. We discuss her nonprofit's work serving students from kindergarten up - in communities across the country - and how to help these Dreamers stay engaged, achieve and pay for college...