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Johnson-Peterkin Yolanda
Brooklyn, New York
Stories featuring Johnson-Peterkin Yolanda
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An episode of firsts! Our first live episode recorded at the inaugural Ascend Parent Advisor Convening in Aspen, CO in front of an audience of student...
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Snapshots from the 2023 Ascend Parent Advisor Convening in Aspen, Colorado.
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Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin was taught to always take care of those around her, but didn’t always see education as a way of doing so After dropping out...
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Today, Ascend at the Aspen Institute (Ascend) released the second season of “1 in 5,” its highly rated podcast that explores the multifaceted live...
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We are so grateful to all of the people who offered so much wisdom over the course of our two days together for the Aspen Forum on Children and Famili...