It started right on New Year’s Eve with one prominent businessman posing a simple question to a few of his close friends and fellow business leaders: “How can we make sure that young people will see this movie?”
According to Bill Lewis, co-chairman of investment banking at Lazard, that simple inquiry quickly led to an initiative supported by more than a score of African-American business leaders in New York. The goal? To provide funding that would let tens of thousands of New York City middle school students see the film “Selma” for free.
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