Children's Defense Fund
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Banning Food Punishment or “Lunch Shaming” in American Schools
Marian Wright Edelman [Child Watch: Education] This is how New Mexico State Senator Michael Padilla describes the practice: “In 2017, we’re taking hot lunches ...
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.’ ...
#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 ...
Barbara Arnwine Champions Democracy By Defending Voting Rights For All
Barbara Arnwine [Commentary] Barbara Arnwine has long been sounding the alarm about twenty-first century efforts to turn back the clock on voting rights. These ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.” ...
