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In one of the all-time most popular Gel talks, Geoffrey Canada describes how his nonprofit, the Harlem Children's Zone - hcz.org/, works to help young people in inner-city Harlem. Canada issues a sober indictment of failing schools, then describes the solution he has created.

Canada was recently profiled in the book Whatever It Takes on Fresh Air - npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94576366 with Terry Gross, and two years ago on 60 Minutes - cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/11/60minutes/main1611936.shtml

If you don't know about Geoffrey Canada, you should. This video is a good place to start.