Still Fighting for Families
If you want to change the world, you change the world of a child. --Rep. Patricia Schroeder When former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder passed away March [...]
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The Truth of Selma
“History matters . . . The truth matters—notwithstanding what the other team is trying to hide. They’re trying to hide the truth. No matter how hard [...]
Read MoreWomen’s History Month
There is an African proverb that says “women hold up half the sky.” Women constitute half the world’s population, but still have not realized half [...]
Read More“An Appeal for Human Rights”
As the Children’s Defense Fund proudly reinvigorates its Black Student Leadership Network for Children for a new generation, the close of Black History Month provides [...]
Read More“You Either Care About Protecting Kids or You Don’t”
“As we sat at our desks working on our computers, we began to hear loud pops…I thought I was going to die. As I laid [...]
Read MoreNew Dangerous Assaults on Teaching the Truth
When Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Department of Education make headlines for banning the new Advanced Placement African American Studies course from being taught [...]
Read More“He Should Have Been Safe”
The first day of Black History Month brought a soul crushing ritual that has been repeated over and over in our nation’s history: a funeral [...]
Read MoreNo Safe Spaces
In California this week, hearts, families, and lives were broken again by two mass shootings in two days. On Saturday evening, January 21, 11 people [...]
Read MoreInspiring News on a New Leader
Harvard University recently announced exciting news: Dr. Claudine Gay, who is currently the dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was introduced as the [...]
Read MoreA New Tribute to Dr. and Mrs. King
As the nation prepares to celebrate the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the city of Boston has a very special gift: a [...]
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