Remembering Rev. Calvin O. Butts of Abyssinian Baptist Church
Photo: YouTube When I was about seven years old, my family and I were visiting New York City and attending…
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Marian Wright Edelman: “The Future Has Its Eyes on You”
Photos: Children’s Defense Fund\Julie Bennett\Facebook “The future has its eyes on you.” That was the message children enrolled in Children’s…
Carter G. Woodson And Black History Month Right Now
Photo: Twitter The roots of Black History Month in our nation are nearly a century old, but at a moment…
Congress, Don’t Play Political Football With Children’s Futures
Photo: Children’s Defense Fund As Congress continues to negotiate and finalize a budget reconciliation package, we must ensure the needs…
Honoring Legendary Author Alex Haley And Our African Roots
Photos: YouTube\Facebook “I feel that [my ancestors] do watch and guide, and I also feel that they join me in…
Dr. Howard Thurman: A Litany of Thanksgiving
Photo: YouTube On this Thanksgiving I share again as I have over the years this beautiful prayer of our great…
GRIEF AND HOPE IN ERA OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
[Child Watch Column] Wright-Edelman: “In these times, we must all hold on to hope and have faith that we can…
MARION WRIGHT-EDELMAN: A PANDEMIC PRAYER FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
[Marian Wright-Edelman Child Watch Column] Wright-Edelman: Resented by some of those forced to care for them in too often inhumane…
COVID-19 AND CHILDREN: “IS THIS EVER GOING TO END?”
[COVID-19\Children] 16-year-old Jaelynn asked a question many of us have: “Is this ever going to end, or is this something…
COVID-19: AMERICA’S VULNERABLE AND POOR CHILDREN NEED MORE RELIEF HELP
[COVID-19\Children’s Welfare] Edelman: Millions of children have lost the stability and routines that all children and parents depend on…”Vulnerable children…