GRIEF AND HOPE IN ERA OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Wright-Edelman: "In these times, we must all hold on to hope and have faith that we can and will overcome." Photo: YouTube Marian Wright Edelman: "we must all…
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MARION WRIGHT-EDELMAN: A PANDEMIC PRAYER FOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
Wright-Edelman: Resented by some of those forced to care for them in too often inhumane child welfare and juvenile justice and adult criminal justice systems Hear our cries…
COVID-19 AND CHILDREN: “IS THIS EVER GOING TO END?”
16-year-old Jaelynn asked a question many of us have: “Is this ever going to end, or is this something we’re going to have to be doing for a…
COVID-19: AMERICA’S VULNERABLE AND POOR CHILDREN NEED MORE RELIEF HELP
Edelman: Millions of children have lost the stability and routines that all children and parents depend on..."Vulnerable children in this unprecedented crisis need help and Congress must continue…
FORMER SPELMAN PRESIDENT DR. DONALD STEWART’S LEGACY CONTINUES TO BENEFIT AFRICAN AMERICANS
Marian Wright Edelman, on Dr. Donald Stewart "Under his leadership the college’s commitment to STEM skyrocketed, including establishment of the chemistry and computer science departments and a computer…
AMERICANS MUST STRUGGLE TO CREATE A JUST AMERICA BY FREEING IT FROM RACISM AND BIGOTRY
Photo: YouTube Marian Wright Edelman: "The need to change course, heal, and make America what it professes to be and the nation our children and grandchildren deserve is…
Freedom Schools Program and the Struggle to Provide Effective Education to marginalized Communities
Marian Wright Edelman. Photo: YouTube Close your eyes and think about the words summer school. What comes to mind? If you picture a room full of children clapping,…
Trump Administration Rolls Back Protection Against Harsh Punishments That Force Children Out of Schools
Donald Trump. His Education and Justice Departments set to place students of color at additional disadvantage. Photo: Gage Skidmore--Flickr In January 2014, the U.S. Departments of Education and…
Tribute to Lucy Durr Hackney: Fighter for Justice and Civil Rights
Marian Wright Edelman. Photo: YouTube When Lucy Durr married Sheldon Hackney in 1957, the custom alterations to her beautiful gown were done for her by a family friend—Mrs.…
Nation of Violence: Guns Terrorize Millions of American Children
Illustration: Cory M. Grenier-Flickr. Ashley Prentice, King Carter, Marian Wright Edelman, Gun violence, American gun violence, Makiyah Wilson, On July 16, 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson was shot and killed…