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Jeffrey Blount is an award-winning author of three novels — Almost Snow White, winner of the 2013 USA Best Book Awards. Hating Heidi Foster, winner of the 2013 Readers Favorite Book Award for young adult literature. The Emancipation of Evan Walls, which won 4 awards.

During a 34-year career at NBC News, Jeffrey directed a decade of Meet The Press, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and major special events. He was a contributor for HuffPost and has been published in The Washington Post, The Grio.com and other publications, commenting on race, social justice, and writing issues.

Today we discuss the issues facing gifted students of color in schools across the country and learn more about what we can do on an individual and systemic level to create a change.

Contact Jeffrey Blount on his website. https://jeffreyblount.com/