Zuckerberg’s $100 million gift to Newark 10 years later

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Zuckerberg’s $100 million gift to Newark 10 years later

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In the fall of 2010, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his first major philanthropic gift on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Vox Senior Correspondent Dylan Matthews explains how it was received and how the public’s opinion on billionaire gifts has shifted.
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Zuckerberg’s $100 million gift to Newark 10 years later

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