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Rev. Butts was a good friend, a powerful preacher, a leader devoted to positively uplifting the Black community
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Remembering Rev. Calvin O. Butts of Abyssinian Baptist Church

Marian Wright Edelman11 months ago03 mins

Photo: YouTube When I was about seven years old, my family and I were visiting New York City and attending…

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training session near the plantation on Maryland’s Eastern Shore where Harriet Tubman was enslaved
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“Give Light And People Will Find The Way”

Marian Wright Edelman11 months ago05 mins

Photos: YouTube Earlier this year, members of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® team and other colleagues had opportunity…

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Dr. Woodson was especially concerned about the “mis-education” of Black children
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Carter G. Woodson And Black History Month Right Now

Marian Wright Edelman2 years ago07 mins

Photo: Twitter The roots of Black History Month in our nation are nearly a century old, but at a moment…

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we must ensure the needs of children are not sacrificed to protect rich individuals and corporations.
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Congress, Don’t Play Political Football With Children’s Futures

Marian Wright Edelman2 years ago08 mins

Photo: Children’s Defense Fund As Congress continues to negotiate and finalize a budget reconciliation package, we must ensure the needs…

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This August marked the centennial of the birth of Alex Haley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose landmark book Roots opened
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Honoring Legendary Author Alex Haley And Our African Roots

By Marian Wright Edelman2 years ago010 mins

Photos: YouTube\Facebook “I feel that [my ancestors] do watch and guide, and I also feel that they join me in…

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Child advocate Marian Wright-Edelman in the following piece talks about systemic racism in American healthcare
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Finding Facts Regarding Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines Critical For Black America

By Marian Wright Edelman3 years ago08 mins

Photos: YouTube Child advocate Marian Wright-Edelman in the following piece talks about systemic racism in American healthcare, the current impact…

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Dr. Howard Thurman A Litany of Thanksgiving,
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Dr. Howard Thurman: A Litany of Thanksgiving

By Marian Wright Edelman3 years ago07 mins

Photo: YouTube On this Thanksgiving I share again as I have over the years this beautiful prayer of our great…

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GRIEF AND HOPE IN ERA OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

By Marian Wright Edelman3 years ago01 mins

[Child Watch Column] Wright-Edelman: “In these times, we must all hold on to hope and have faith that we can…

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    MARION WRIGHT-EDELMAN: A PANDEMIC PRAYER FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE

    By Marian Wright Edelman3 years ago01 mins

    [Marian Wright-Edelman Child Watch Column] Wright-Edelman: Resented by some of those forced to care for them in too often inhumane…

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    COVID-19 AND CHILDREN: “IS THIS EVER GOING TO END?”

    By Marian Wright Edelman3 years ago01 mins

    [COVID-19\Children] 16-year-old Jaelynn asked a question many of us have: “Is this ever going to end, or is this something…

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