i want to ask that, majora, because poor people, those who are perennialy poor, are not just stuck in poverty. the so often they are stuck in certain pockets, neighborhoods, and they can't get out. those environments get dumped on. that's where their lack of resources new york city transportation, there is -- no transportation, there is a link between poverty and environment. talk to me about the link. >> it is very real. my work has always been based in showing that environmental equality could be used as a tool to create economic stability and opportunities. because you know, i would -- i am very well known for the type of things like transforming dumps into parks. ideally what those projects did was provide a visual reminder of things because they look particularly now don't have to be there always. it is a very visual way to do that. environmental equality is simple lay belief and principle that no community should have to bear the brunt of lots of virmental burden and not enjoy benefits. we know now race and/or class, both actually, will determine where you find the good stuff, p

[applause] tavis: majora? >> my thing is, how do we make poor people less support? jesus said, the poor will always be among us. i do not think he meant that they had to stay that way. [applause] that is where we need to start thinking within the confines of the system that we are in right now. what can we do to help our leaders have a vision? how do we people leaders with vision ourselves? and show there is another way of doing things. that is what we need to be talking about, in ways that are practical, because ultimately, i am a practical girl current with all of the vision i have, i am practical. -- i am practical. with all of the vision i have, i am practical. what people do not necessarily with the idea of gentrification and displacement in a bunch of different ways. because what people talk about in so many different ways is usually, oh, my gosh, you are going to push the poor people out. you have to keep places for poor people. poor people do not like living in poor places. [laughter] can we talk very seriously about that? [applause] why aren't we thinking a

we aren't joined by a panel that includes michael moore, cornel west, barbara ehrenreich, majora carter, ceo vicki escarra and roger clay. we are glad you have joined us. our final night is coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. wk kellog foundation. learn more at wkkf.org. and by contributions our viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> one of the things we were talking about is that the data is abundantly clear. the younger you are, and the more likely you are to be in poverty. it is that simple. the younger you are, the more likely to be in poverty. we talked about the difficulty the students have to navigate. what do we say in this moment in america about and to a nation that allows that statistic to be the reality? >> what kind of people are we when we acknowledge that reality? that is not just a sad, it is pathological. i am anti-in justice in

i want to ask that, majora, andause poorr people not just that in poverty. so often they are stuck in certain pockets, a certain neighborhoods. they cannot get out. often there is no transportation. there is an varmint to racism. there is a link between poverty and environment. >> thank you. my work has been based that it could be used as a toll to create economic -- tool to treat economic stability. i am known for transforming dumps into parks. what they did was provide a visual reminder that because they look that way they do not have to be there always. no community should have to bear the brunt. we know that race and class is both. it will determine where you find a good step. it is not just that those are not nice things to be around. they also produce some others. whether it is because of fossiltory problems or fuels causing learning disabilities. it adds to the complex. it has the fabric of our communities. it stabilizes families. it does not provide the different type of development. it can provide different jobs. it may seem very excited. we have se

i want to ask that, majora, andause poorr people not just that in poverty. so often they are stuck in certain pockets, a certain neighborhoods. they cannot get out. often there is no transportation. there is an varmint to racism. there is a link between poverty and environment. >> thank you. my work has been based that it could be used as a toll to create economic -- tool to treat economic stability. i am known for transforming dumps into parks. what they did was provide a visual reminder that because they look that way they do not have to be there always. no community should have to bear the brunt. we know that race and class is both. it will determine where you find a good step. it is not just that those are not nice things to be around. they also produce some others. whether it is because of fossiltory problems or fuels causing learning disabilities. it adds to the complex. it has the fabric of our communities. it stabilizes families. it does not provide the different type of development. it can provide different jobs. it may seem very excited. we have se

i want to ask that, majora, andause poorr people t just that in poverty. so often they are stuck in certain pockets, a ceain neighborhoods. they cannot get out. often there is no transportation. there is an varmint to racism. there is a link between poverty and environment. >> thank you. my work has been based that it could be used as a toll to create economic -- tool to trea economic stability i am known for transforming dumps into parks. what they did was provide visual reminder that because they look that way they do not have to be there always. no community should have to bear the brunt. we know that race and class is both. it will determine where you find a good step. it is not just that those are not nice things to be around. they also produce some others. whether it is because of fossiltory problems or els causing learning disabilities. it adds to the complex. it has the fabric of our communities. it stabilizes families. it does not provide the different type of development. it can provide different jobs. it may seem very excited. we have seen in co

host of the peabody award winning program cassette and promised wan," please welcome my friend, majorater. [applause] -- "the promised land." i am always happy to brag on her. years ago, she was one of the macarthur genius is, so we are glad to have a genius on the stage with us tonight. next is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books, including "nickeled and dimed" and "bait and switched," please welcome barbara ehrenreich. he's a princeton professor, one of the nation's leading public intellectuals, who i'm honored to say as michael was on a national public radio program weekly, and i am also honored to be joined with him on our new book, "the rich and the rest of us: a party manifesto." please welcome dr. cornel west. -- a party manifesto." let's try this, what i said michael, you say moore. michael. >> moore. >> academy award winner michael moore, the author of "here comes trouble." [applause] dr. west and i had the honor today earlier to be alongside this next person standing on either side of her as she made an announcement to the nation and the world that i think will