Marian Wright Edelman
How States Like California Want to Ease Burden on Poor of Trump’s Horrific Budget Cuts
Marian Wright Edelman. Photo–Flickr. Elizabethtown. Moving Forward for Children in California and Nationally Alameda County in California straddles the San Francisco Bay area and ...
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 ...
Honoring Dr. Dorothy Irene Height: Great Civil Rights Champion
[Op-Ed: Black History Month] “We African American Women seldom do just what we want to do, but always what we have to do. I ...
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.’ ...
U.S. Presidential Candidates Must Address Investing In Nation’s Children
Both presidential candidates have talked about the importance of infrastructure to our country’s future. New investments in buildings, roads and bridges are a key ...
Guided By Sojourner Truth: Tireless Fighter for Justice
I was recently deeply honored to be asked by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to serve as sponsor for a Navy ship being named for ...
Stories Of Starving Children In Rich United States
Marian Wright Edelman Sarah is three years old. She and her six-year-old brother, Bryce, are inseparable except when it’s time for him to visit ...
New Year 2016: Violence Is Still Order Of The Day
Our era challenges even the optimism Dr. King held Whither America Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is his Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, on ...
#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 ...
