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Ben Carson Leads White House Opportunity Zones Initiative

April Ryan
April 17, 2019

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, center, laughs as he departs an Opportunity Zone conference with State, local, tribal, and community leaders South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House complex, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Opportunity Zones are now the next step in the White Houses attempt to address some of the issues of the under served areas in this nation. HUD Director Ben Carson has been named Chair of the Council on Opportunity Zones, which consists of 13 federal agencies.

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.@SecretaryCarson stopped by the White House Opportunity Zones Conference today!

“Nearly 35 million people live in Opportunity Zones . . . and will now have a pathway to financial success due to the single stroke of a pen. So I want to thank the President for that.” pic.twitter.com/te4TQi7fun
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 17, 2019

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan