Failing at Greatness
In January 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took a rare sabbatical to write what would become his last book: Where Do We Go [...]
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Congress Honors CDF’s Beloved MaryLee Allen’s Lifelong Work to Protect the Most Vulnerable Children
In October, the most significant provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) took effect. Family First was signed into law in [...]
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Our Children Are Leading Us. Hallelujah!
In December Time magazine named then-16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg their 2019 Person of the Year—the youngest person ever honored. Time noted that [...]
Read MoreThe Greatest Gift in this Holy Season
This is a holy season for multiple faiths and with our celebrations many of us spend time, money, and energy searching for perfect presents rather [...]
Read MoreGreat Civil Rights Lawyer and Friend John W. Walker
“We must all learn to live together as brothers in this world or we will all die together as fools. We must work passionately [...]
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Books All Children Should Read
What’s on your shopping list for the children you love this very special season? I encourage parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and adults everywhere to [...]
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A Litany of Thanksgiving
On this Thanksgiving I share again the beautiful prayer of great Black theologian Howard Thurman, A Litany of Thanksgiving. My family reads this together each [...]
Read MoreMore Truths About Guns in America
On November 6, 17-year-old Da’Qwan Jones-Morris, a former Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® scholar from St. Paul, Minnesota, was killed when he was accidentally [...]
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The Truth About Guns in America
“Pop, pop, bang, bang Schools, communities, houses too Nobody’s safe, they’re Coming for you” - 12-year-old boy in Washington, D.C. Once again this week the [...]
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