Will Promise Zones lift Eastern Kentucky out of poverty?

Name: Will Promise Zones lift Eastern Kentucky out of poverty?
Uploaded: 2014-10-18T17:38:00Z
Duration: P518S
Description: Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson visited Kentucky and declared the War on Poverty, parts of the state continue to struggle economically. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports on how the federal Promise Zones initiative is aiming to change that. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.

Clip: Season 2014 | 8m 38s

Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson visited Kentucky and declared the War on Poverty, parts of the state continue to struggle economically. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports on how the federal Promise Zones initiative is aiming to change that. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.

Aired: 10/18/14

Rating: NR

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