Tuesday, November 11, 2014
From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream
Born in a Louisiana charity hospital, Darren Walker grew up in a poor town in rural Texas with his single mother and three sisters. But even at a young age, he tells PEOPLE, "I had a thirst for what was beyond the horizon."
His life changed in 1965, when his mother, Beulah Spencer, a nurse's aide, enrolled the 5-year-old in a new educational program called Head Start, which gave him "a window into a world beyond my immediate circumstances," he says....