HP Innovation Issue 19: Fall 2021 | Page 6

THE REAL

ACTION HEROES

Employees setting up for a recent Parents Supporting Parents event at P . C . Richard & Son in Harlem , where students received free laptops .
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At a Parents Supporting Parents event , children receive laptops . HIGHLIGHTS

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Digital Equity

Access to technology provides opportunities in education , healthcare , employment , and participation in the global economy .
BY ARNESA A . HOWELL

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Tanesha Grant Gives Tech to Students

Grant ’ s organization , Parents Supporting Parents , donates laptops , printers , and other tech to families in need .
BY SARAH MURRY AND BELLAMY RICHARDSON

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Kimberly Wilson and Access to Care

A personal health crisis inspired a platform that connects patients of color with culturally competent healthcare providers .
BY HILLARY RICHARD

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Nkoli Uzoka ’ s New Career

A Nigerian entrepreneur and her tomato purée venture demonstrate how providing training and new skills to small-business owners can create big changes .
BY LEIGH-ANN JACKSON
“ It ’ s going to be great because it turns into a tablet , so I can have a computer and a tablet at the same time . Tanesha said I definitely deserve it .”
— KEYON MCMILLAN , 11 , STUDENT AT A PARENTS SUPPORTING PARENTS GIVEAWAY
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