Banning Food Punishment or “Lunch Shaming” in American Schools
Marian Wright Edelman This is how New Mexico State Senator Michael Padilla describes the practice: “In 2017, we’re taking hot lunches out of a child’s hands and throwing…
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Immigrants Like Carlos Defy Stereotypes Promoted By Trump’s Actions
Marian Wright Edelman. Photo: Youtube “My mother always said, ‘Learn what you can learn for yourself, and then share your knowledge with others.’ My goal now is to…
#BlackLivesMatter: America’s Universities Confront U.S. History of Enslavement Of Africans
How a superpower was built On November 14, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced the university will rename two buildings on campus named for two 19th century…
Barbara Arnwine Champions Democracy By Defending Voting Rights For All
Barbara Arnwine Barbara Arnwine has long been sounding the alarm about twenty-first century efforts to turn back the clock on voting rights. These are are some of her…
Some Basic Approaches To Help Children Cope with Crisis
Marian Wright Edelman Executive Director of the Connecticut Commission on Children Elaine Zimmerman helps meet many child needs in her state including sharing advice to help children cope…
Ask Not What’s Wrong With Our Children — Ask What’s Wrong With Our Adults
Officer Ben Fields, a body-builder, does Hulk Hogan impersonation on a girl It is time for adults of every race and income group to break our silence about…
No Texas, Black Folk Didn’t Come On The Mayflower — Plymouth Rock Landed On Them
Page from Texas Text book Theodore Roosevelt once said: "The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future." Howard Zinn said: "History…
NAACP To Honor Julian Bond And Legacy Tonight
The late Julian Bond The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Board of Directors will honor the legacy of Chairman Emeritus H.…
Without A Truth Process How Can We Have Reconciliation In The US?
In South Africa it was Bishop Tutu who chaired Truth and Reconciliation Commission This is the cry of the Hebrew prophet Habakkuk: “O Lord, how long shall I…
Howard’s President Frederick Says: Most Powerful Weapon For Youth Is Hope
Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick Wise Lessons in Servant-Leadership from Howard University’s President When I was growing up my parents constantly tried to be and to expose…