GRIEF AND HOPE IN ERA OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Wright-Edelman: "In these times, we must all hold on to hope and have faith that we can and will overcome." Photo: YouTube Marian Wright Edelman: "we must all…
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MARION WRIGHT-EDELMAN: A PANDEMIC PRAYER FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
Wright-Edelman: Resented by some of those forced to care for them in too often inhumane child welfare and juvenile justice and adult criminal justice systems Hear our cries…
COVID-19 AND CHILDREN: “IS THIS EVER GOING TO END?”
16-year-old Jaelynn asked a question many of us have: “Is this ever going to end, or is this something we’re going to have to be doing for a…
COVID-19: AMERICA’S VULNERABLE AND POOR CHILDREN NEED MORE RELIEF HELP
Edelman: Millions of children have lost the stability and routines that all children and parents depend on..."Vulnerable children in this unprecedented crisis need help and Congress must continue…
AMERICANS MUST STRUGGLE TO CREATE A JUST AMERICA BY FREEING IT FROM RACISM AND BIGOTRY
Photo: YouTube Marian Wright Edelman: "The need to change course, heal, and make America what it professes to be and the nation our children and grandchildren deserve is…
Freedom Schools Program and the Struggle to Provide Effective Education to marginalized Communities
Marian Wright Edelman. Photo: YouTube Close your eyes and think about the words summer school. What comes to mind? If you picture a room full of children clapping,…
Tribute to Lucy Durr Hackney: Fighter for Justice and Civil Rights
Marian Wright Edelman. Photo: YouTube When Lucy Durr married Sheldon Hackney in 1957, the custom alterations to her beautiful gown were done for her by a family friend—Mrs.…
Trump’s State of the Union: Morally Dead and Ignores Vulnerable Children
Trump. Mr. Hate fulfilled....Photo: Gage Skidmore-Flickr As I listened to President Trump’s State of the Union Address waiting to hear even a kernel of hope for our country’s…
Tribute: Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, Towering Scholar
Dr. Cook, far right seated, shown with family. Photo: The Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity When Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook passed away May 29 our nation…
President Trump’s Budget Declares War on Children
President Trump -- stone hearted budget when it comes to most vulnerable children. Photo: Gage Skidmore-Flickr Our nation’s budget should reflect our nation’s professed values, but President Trump’s…