The Land of the Free
This week marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Black Power salute given by Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos as the American anthem played [...]
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Who Will We Welcome? Will We Welcome the Children?
When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love [...]
Read MoreSetting the Example in This Moment
As parents and grandparents once again struggle to determine how to explain to their children current headlines of moral indecency at the highest levels, adults [...]
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End Cruelty to Immigrant Families and Children
“We can’t let people drive wedges between us … because there is only one human race.” --Dolores Huerta, Co-founder, United Farm Workers July 26 was [...]
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Our Children Are Saying “We Are Afraid”
The school shootings are scary and we feel like nothing can stop it from happening. -- 11-year-old girl, Indiana We are afraid because there are [...]
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The Test of Our Progress
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough [...]
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We Must Stop Destroying our Children
“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues – the most dominating virtues of human [...]
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Prayers for Our School Children
As children across the country return to their classrooms, I share prayers for them in this new school year. I begin with a special prayer [...]
Read MoreChildren Fighting for Freedom
I wrote recently about a few of the brave children who helped change our nation during the Civil Rights Movement. There are many, many others [...]
Read MoreChildren on the Front Lines
“I can make a difference!” Every July thousands of students from Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® sites across the country participate in the CDF [...]
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