Ed Gordon
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Aug 30, 2026
America Can Rebuild Literacy And Work Readiness
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Ron SleeHOST
And then I'd like you guys to say what the heck made you decide to write that blog? So how about we start with that? Ed, over to you.
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1:13Ed GordonGUEST
Well, I've been involved for over 50 years in education and training in the workplace, both in higher education.
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1:23Ed GordonGUEST
I taught for 20 years, but At the same time, I was running consulting, tutoring children and offering corporate training to adults in the workplace.
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1:35Ed GordonGUEST
And I started writing about this in the late 80s and have produced a number of books talking about the need to.
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Ron SleeHOST
And where should we start? Which one of those four will give us the best and biggest improvement, do you
BLACK Leadership Summit | State of the People
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184:21Ed GordonGUEST
And, uh, Joy started us off with, uh, Dr. King's words, and I had the honor of interviewing Nelson Mandela on three occasions and spent some time with him.
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184:31Ed GordonGUEST
A-and he suggested that in times like this we have to find truth, and that's truth within ourselves and with those who surround us.
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184:41Ed GordonGUEST
And so I'd like to encourage all of us to respectfully hold ourselves accountable, our leadership accountable, our elected officials accountable, and the people in the streets accountable.