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Poet Ali - Performs a song he wrote for the Annual Rachel's Challenge Educational Summit

In this room there are thousands of educators from all over the United States who signed up for a 3 day conference. I was the guest performer.  This song I wrote (co-written by Kris Beach and Leo Montoya (http://www.reverbnation.com/12kp) 

I wrote these lyrics for so many of the stories I hear on the road where kids are about to lose hope, about to give up, and it was my way of telling them - although life may seem pointless at times... We must push through... 



you can sign up for the conference! @www.rachelschallenge.org

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