You know MC Lyte’s background as a legendary voice in Hip Hop, but she’s also been an avid proponent with mentoring and community activism for the youth as well. Where opportunities for youth to extend their education have been difficult, Lyte has used her Hip Hop Sisters Foundation to give scholarships to assist their forward movement in academics.

Check Lyte’s perspective in this Vlad TV interview on what she’s trying to do about it as well as what she believes to be a root cause for the quality lapse and its impact on education. Around (1:40), Lyte really goes in to provide a passionate response to the state of the education system and government’s role in its condition.

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