A Chance to Close the Gulf
For many American families the COVID-19 pandemic brought significant new challenges, and more than half of all households with children have lost income since the [...]
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A New Chance for Child Care
As Congress debates over critical early childhood investments, I am reminded of 1971 when earlier efforts to enact a comprehensive child care system were toppled [...]
Read MoreDr. Mary McLeod Bethune: Honoring a Great Role Model
Growing up in segregated Bennettsville, South Carolina, I was blessed to have parents who always tried to be and expose us to good role models. [...]
Read MoreStill Reconstructing
In a recent conversation with Ford Foundation president Darren Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner spoke about his book The Second Founding: How the Civil [...]
Read MoreCongress, Don’t Play Political Football With Children’s Futures
As Congress continues to negotiate and finalize a budget reconciliation package, we must ensure the needs of children are not sacrificed to protect rich individuals [...]
Read MoreListening to Heal Our Children
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Children’s Defense Fund’s interfaith National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths. We are grateful to the hundreds of congregations [...]
Read MoreHappy 100th Birthday to the Great Constance Baker Motley!
On September 14, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) celebrated the great life and legacy of trailblazing lawyer and judge Constance Baker Motley [...]
Read MoreRemembering September 11
It was a gloriously beautiful morning in Atlanta, Georgia on September 11, 2001. I saw a glimpse of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s beloved community [...]
Read MoreBridging Gaps This School Year
“To America’s children, families, and educators, the last two school years have not gone the way you planned. You’ve missed chances to connect, share, and [...]
Read MoreHonoring Alex Haley and Our Roots
I feel that [my ancestors] do watch and guide, and I also feel that they join me in the hope that this story of our [...]
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