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Two local residents taking action are Lucy Herrera, of Boyle Height and Karla Ortiz of East LA. They discuss why policy makers should invest in youth.

Two local residents taking action are Lucy Herrera, of Boyle Height and Karla Ortiz of East LA. They discuss why policy makers should invest in youth.

Building Healthy Communities: The Importance of Mentors

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Building Healthy Communities is a 10-year, one-billion-dollar initiative that hopes to transform 14 California Communities. Two local residents taking action are Lucy Herrera, of Boyle Height and Karla Ortiz of East LA.

Building Healthy Communities is a 10-year, one-billion-dollar initiative that hopes to transform 14 California Communities. Two local residents taking action are Lucy Herrera, of Boyle Height and Karla Ortiz of East LA.

Building Healthy Communities: What it Takes to Create Change

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Adam Steltzner, JPL Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 Project, remembers the “seven minutes of terror” when the Curiosity Rover landed on the Martian surface in 2012.

Adam Steltzner, JPL Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 Project, remembers the “seven minutes of terror” when the Curiosity Rover landed on the Martian surface in 2012.

Adam Steltzner: What it Takes to Successfully Land on Mars

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Adam Steltzner, JPL Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 Project, explains the Mars 2020 Project and how NASA plans to collect and store samples from the Martian surface.

Adam Steltzner, JPL Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 Project, explains the Mars 2020 Project and how NASA plans to collect and store samples from the Martian surface.

Adam Steltzner: Bringing a Piece of Mars Home

Adam Steltzner, JPL Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 Project, discusses what it would take to live on the Red Planet.

Adam Steltzner, JPL Chief Engineer for the Mars 2020 Project, discusses what it would take to live on the Red Planet.

Adam Steltzner: The Possibility of Living on Mars

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Jennifer Ito, Research Director at USC’s Program for Environmental, and Regional Equity and Marqueece Harris Dawson, Councilmember to L.A.’s 8th District, discuss how the issue of income inequality can be solved.

Jennifer Ito, Research Director at USC’s Program for Environmental, and Regional Equity and Marqueece Harris Dawson, Councilmember to L.A.’s 8th District, discuss how the issue of income inequality can be solved.

Jennifer Ito and Marqueece Harris-Dawson: Solving Income Inequality

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Jennifer Ito, explains demographic changes in Los Angeles. Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilmember to L.A.’s 8th District, explains a change in wages.

Jennifer Ito, explains demographic changes in Los Angeles. Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilmember to L.A.’s 8th District, explains a change in wages.

Jennifer Ito and Marqueece Harris-Dawson: A Shifting Los Angeles

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Jennifer Ito, Research Director at USC’s Program for Environmental, and Regional Equity and Marqueece Harris Dawson, Councilmember to L.A.’s 8th District, discuss Los Angeles's income inequality.

Jennifer Ito, Research Director at USC’s Program for Environmental, and Regional Equity and Marqueece Harris Dawson, Councilmember to L.A.’s 8th District, discuss Los Angeles's income inequality.

Jennifer Ito and Marqueece Harris-Dawson: L.A.’s Income Inequality

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John Ridley, Oscar Winning Filmmaker, shares his feelings about social media. He explains its benefits but discusses the decay of empathetic response that it creates.

John Ridley, Oscar Winning Filmmaker, shares his feelings about social media. He explains its benefits but discusses the decay of empathetic response that it creates.

John Ridley: Refraining from Social Media

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John Ridley during Town Hall

John Ridley during Town Hall

John Ridley: Police Brutality and the Rodney King Uprising

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John Ridley, Oscar winning filmmaker, discusses how entertainment can deliver empathy to audiences.

John Ridley, Oscar winning filmmaker, discusses how entertainment can deliver empathy to audiences.

John Ridley: Entertainment as a Conveyor of Empathy

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John Ridley - Uncompromising in Hollywood

Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley discusses race in the entertainment industry, his multi-platform work; and the changes in film and television consumption.

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