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New college program aims to end racial wealth gap; Comcast launches new initiative to advance digital equity in Atlanta

New college program aims to end racial wealth gap; Comcast launches new initiative to advance digital equity in Atlanta

Closer Look with Rose Scott

October 30, 202347m 47s

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Show Notes

A group of Spelman students are part of a new pilot program to learn about investing and building generational wealth. Dr. Venetta Coleman, the director of Institutional Effectiveness and director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Spelman College, and Korene Smith, the director of Fintech in Action, discuss more details about the goals of the program, including how it aims to eliminate the racial wealth gap.

 

Plus, Dalila Wilson-Scott, the executive vice president and chief diversity officer of Comcast Corporation and the president of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, discusses how Comcast is working to advance digital equity in Atlanta through the new digital navigator program Connect 404.

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