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Release: March 29, 1995
Contact: Justin Harmon (609/258-5732)


Author to Address "Growing Up
in Today's Inner-Cities"

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Alex Kotlowitz, the author of There Are No
Children Here, a best-selling account of the lives of two boys
growing up in poverty in Chicago, will speak at Princeton
University on April 4 as part of activities to mark Youth At Risk
Awareness Week.

The talk, "Breaking the Silence: Growing Up in Today's Inner-
Cities," will be held at 4:30 p.m. in McCosh 46. The event is free
and open to the public.

Sponsored by Princeton's Student Volunteers Council, the talk
opens a week of events, which also include a panel discussion on
April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in bowl 1 of Robertson Hall, on outreach
efforts for youth at risk, as well as a full day of public-service
activities, arranged for the participation of Princeton faculty,
staff and students, on April 8.

There Are No Children Here, published in 1991, was adapted for
television by Oprah Winfrey, and aired on ABC in 1993.

Kotlowitz is at work on a second book, and he continues to write
and speak on issues concerning children, poverty and race. Most
recently, he was a Distinguished Visitor at the John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. From 1984 until 1993, he worked
at the Wall Street Journal, reporting on urban affairs, race and
social policy. He also has been a contributor to the MacNeil-
Lehrer News Hour, National Public Radio, and various magazines.

Kotlowitz resides in Oak Park, Ill.

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