“EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS® PROGRAM”
Close your eyes and think about the words summer school. What comes to mind? If you picture a room full of children clapping, chanting, laughing and [...]
Read MoreClose your eyes and think about the words summer school. What comes to mind? If you picture a room full of children clapping, chanting, laughing and [...]
Read MoreImagine being four years old and put into handcuffs because you and your friend wouldn't take a nap in your pre-K class. Or being five [...]
Read MoreIt was a catered evening reception at the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., but this event didn't signal an [...]
Read MoreAs we all look to a new year and pause to remember the highlights of the last one, the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is reflecting [...]
Read MoreThe rows of young people with "Kansas City CDF Freedom Schools" in black letters on their goldenrod T-shirts stood out among the 1,200 mostly college [...]
Read MoreOn October 4, 1957, history changed with the Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik I, the world's first man-made satellite. Americans were alarmed that we [...]
Read MoreThis is another one of my Spelman College bragging stories. In March, Harvard University announced the historic appointment of Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, a Spelman [...]
Read MoreWhen President George W. Bush released his $3.1 trillion Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget on February 4, it was a clear statement that he has [...]
Read MoreWhen I think of the many people, of all ages, who became lost or troubled where I grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina, I also [...]
Read MoreOne of the greatest life changers is a college education. For so many young people, college is a vehicle that allows them to reinvent themselves [...]
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