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Meet Leonetta Elaiho—Chief Empowerment Officer

Mark Swartz·Sep 17, 2019·5 min read

From the time she was a young person herself—specifically, a 15-year-old camp counselor in Seattle—Leonetta Elaiho has seen the many...

Super Grandmodel Kathy Ireland on Living Your Values

Mark Swartz·Nov 19, 2021·5 min read

Married 33 years and a new grandmother, Ireland recently caught Early Learning Nation’s attention on social media because of her enthusiastic participation in the #ClearTheList campaign, helping teachers obtain school supplies.

The Reeducation of Uché Blackstock, the Doctor Disrupting “Medical Apartheid”

Mark Swartz·Jan 23, 2024·5 min read

Uché Blackstock didn’t plan to become a radical physician, but the pain and death she witnessed at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn radicalized her.

The Songs That Saved Mary Gauthier

A New Memoir, Plus Songwriting with Soldiers

Mark Swartz·Jul 20, 2021·6 min read

“Music is very, very important for brain development,” Mary Gauthier states. “Especially when you sing together.”

Thirty Years after Her Gold, Kristi Yamaguchi Reflects on Parenthood, Competition and Kindness

Mark Swartz·Feb 15, 2022·6 min read

Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...

Tiffany Shlain’s Vision for Building Community

Embrace Beauty, Be Present, Always Carry a Notebook

Mark Swartz·Aug 27, 2019·5 min read

This is the fourth entry in Early Learning Nation’s Community Cultivators series, and you would think, by now, we’d have...

Weavers: Geniuses at Connecting & Building Community

David Brooks’s Search for Everyday Heroes

Mark Swartz·Oct 15, 2019·5 min read

From where David Brooks stands, the State of the Union is a long, long way from sound. The author and...

Wes Moore’s Tale of Two Cities

Fate and Faith in Baltimore, New York City and Beyond

Mark Swartz·Nov 11, 2020·5 min read

Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...

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