Turning Personal Loss Into Policy-Level Change with Khadijah Butler

Her father was murdered in 1999. Most people would grieve quietly. Khadijah Butler built an institution.

As Founder and President of the Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation, she turned personal loss into policy-level impact, attacking the school-to-prison pipeline with scholarships, data, and strategy.

In Philly, only 14 percent of college degrees go to Black students compared to 53 percent for white students. That is not a “bad neighborhood” problem. That is a systems problem. And she is calling it out brick by brick.

We talk about:
• Education as violence interruption
• Why prevention gets less funding than punishment
• The nonprofit industrial complex and who it really serves
• Reclaiming power as an Around-the-Way girl with a plan

She is not here for sympathy. She is here for structural change.

She is also an author, Laying the Foundation Brick by Brick

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