American Creed

Leila Janah, Terrence Davenport Create Tech Jobs in Arkansas

Entrepreneurs Leila Janah and Terrence Davenport seek to create a tech-based economy in the Arkansas Delta, which has been shedding agricultural jobs. Davenport’s grandparents were sharecroppers. Janah’s parents came to America from India “with little more than a suitcase and their dreams.” “Equal opportunity is the cornerstone of American identity,” she says, “an identity we have to fight for.”

Leila Janah, Terrence Davenport Create Tech Jobs in Arkansas

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    American Creed

    S1 E1 - 1h 24m

    Condoleezza Rice and David M. Kennedy team up across party lines to explore whether there are ideals we share in common. Stories of unlikely activists including baseball manager Joe Maddon, author Junot Diaz and Marine Tegan Griffith show communities striving to come together across deep divides.

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