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Tyian Battle

Posted Oct 04, 2018

Tyian Battle, Exec. Dir., ACH Clear Pathway, discusses how her son’s death inspired her to provide low or no-cost arts to underserved students, with continued growth. Sheila Hyland hosts from Alloy 26 in Nova Place, a cutting edge co-working space. alloy26.com, achclearpathways.org

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