“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” –Dr. Carter [...]

Mississippi’s former Governor William Winter, who died on December 18, 2020, helped transform Mississippi’s rigidly segregated public education system. He ran for office promising to [...]

On March 15 Rosalind Brewer, often seen on Forbes and Fortune magazines’ lists of the world’s 100 most powerful women, will become CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. [...]

“When I was 17, I set up my first voter registration table helping to sign up people to vote long before I was old enough [...]

“This is a time of testing. We face an attack on democracy and on truth. A raging virus. Growing inequity. The sting of systemic racism. [...]

Two extraordinary voices, Sherrilyn Ifill, head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), and Bryan Stevenson, head of the Equal Justice Initiative and [...]

As Americans everywhere remain on guard against continued chaos and violence leading up to Inauguration Day, it’s instructive to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s [...]

I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for [...]

We are beginning the New Year during very perilous times for children and for our nation and world, but in the face of overwhelming challenges [...]

At this time of year I often think of the powerful lessons in a pair of Christmas Eve sermons given by two of my mentors, [...]