Kwentoria Williams, Author at Children's Defense Fund

Reminders of Renewal

As Christians prepare to celebrate Easter, in the midst of this holy season for so many faith traditions, I return again to the Easter Sunday service Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached in April 1957 at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, titled “Questions that Easter Answers.”

March 29, 2024

Dorie Ladner’s Example

March 22, 2024

Ella Baker

March 15, 2024 | National

Reporting on the Road Ahead

The National Urban League has just released the 2024 edition of its signature publication The State of Black America, and this year the report centered on examining the 60th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

March 8, 2024

Child Poverty

Children’s Defense Fund Statement on 2024 State of the Union

Last night, President Biden presented a vision for building a nation where all children can thrive, from crucial interventions to provide children and youth with high-quality early learning experiences to economic and community interventions that create conditions for young people to grow up with dignity, hope, and joy.

March 8, 2024 | National

Early Childhood

NAACP, Children’s Defense Fund and Other State-Wide Advocacy Organizations Join in Support of Assemblywoman Rubio’s AB 2222

March 7, 2024 | California

Black History, Women’s History: Septima Clark

As Black History Month ends and Women’s History Month begins, it’s always a special privilege to honor leaders who overlap in both—Black women who did their part to change American history.

March 1, 2024 | National

Black History Month: Celebrating the Arts

Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the organization established in 1915 by “the Founder of Black History” Dr. Carter G. Woodson, designates a theme for the observance of Black History Month, and the 2024 theme is African Americans and the Arts.

February 23, 2024 | National

‘Black Empowerment Festival’ to Celebrate the Accomplishments of Galveston’s African American Community

Black Empowerment Fest: Roots & Resilience will also feature a Black History talent show and multiple events aimed at improving the mental health of Galveston’s Black residents.

February 21, 2024 | Texas

Youth Justice

CDF-CA Youth Justice Director Milinda Kakani speaks to California Senate Subcommittee about the state of California's Juvenile Justice system

Children's Defense Fund-California Youth Justice Director Milinda Kakani recently provided a California Senate Subcommittee with testimony on her observations of Los Angeles County's juvenile justice system.

February 16, 2024 | California

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