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Tracy Porter, USF Trustee, joins us to talk aboutthe 5th annual Pathways to Building Your Future at USF. 60-80 under-resourced youth (7th and 12th Graders) from Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Concord will be welcomed to USF on Nov. 8 where they will be motivated by powerful black men like himself to see higher education as a place where they can get the tools rise above obstacles. The former NFL veteran is now CEO of Premiere Solutions, a firm connecting businesses with transportation services.USF President Fr. Paul Fitzgerald, S.J., will be on hand in the morning to officially welcome the young men to campus. Victor Fields joins us to talk about The Lou Rawls Project, a fresh and contemporary approach to the tribute collection. Recorded in Minneapolis, London, Nashville and the Bay Area, the project features a collection of timeless standards such as “The Girl From Ipanema,” “Natural Man,” and “(I'd Rather Drink) Muddy Water” alongside signature staples.  Muisi-kongo Malonga, choreographer and dancer