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Bringing Black Pioneers To Light. Spearheading Public Health in NYC.

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 14, 2015

Tom Farley with the back story of New York City’s public health initiatives, from banning smoking, to outlawing trans fats. Clifton Wharton Jr. on being a Black pioneer, from SUNY to TIAA-CREF. Shane White on Wall Street’s first Black millionaire. Filmmaker Chad Gracia and Fedor Alexandrovich, the subject of his documentary, “The Russian Woodpecker.” Documenting Columbia University's football team in "The Season."

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