[New York News\Child Poverty]
Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore. “The notion of fighting poverty is not enough; the data shows us clearly that there is an urgency for us all to take action. It’s not only about focusing on young children — it’s about being bold, taking risks and supporting one another.”
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund and Robin Hood board member: “Children need hope; and hope means healthcare, and hope means good schools and early childhood experience. Hope means in policy terms what we want for all our individual children and grandchildren.”
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Columbia University
ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDY: 24 PERCENT OF NEW YORKERS UP TO AGE THREE LIVE IN POVERTY
LEADING AUTHORS AND ACADEMICS DELIVER OPEN LETTER CALLING ON CONGRESS TO ADDRESS BORDER CRISIS
[Immigration News]
Leading authors, academics, poets send open letter to Congress asking them to address ” the inhumane conditions in detention centers for asylum seekers at our southern border.”
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AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES SUNDAY SHOWING OF “GURUMBE: AFRO-ANDALUSIAN MEMORIES” ILLUSTRATING AFRICANS CONTRIBUTIONS TO FLAMENCO MUSIC
[African Diaspora Film Festival]
This year’s African Diaspora Film Festival features “Gurumbe: Afro-Andalusian Memories” about important contributions African made to Flamenco music…
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