“WASHINGTON’S TWO ECONOMIES—A GROWING INCOME GAP”
Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, is one of the great cities of the world. Tourists come here from around the globe to enjoy its world-class [...]
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“WE MUST END CHILD HUNGER NOW”
In America, millions of low-income families struggle each month to obtain a minimally adequate diet. In 2006, 12.6 million children and 22.9 million adults lived [...]
Read More“DR. EVELYNN HAMMONDS, HARVARD COLLEGE’S NEXT DEAN”
This is another one of my Spelman College bragging stories. In March, Harvard University announced the historic appointment of Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, a Spelman [...]
Read More“JOIN THE GRANDRALLY AND HELP GRANDPARENTSAND OTHER RELATIVES RAISING CHILDREN”
What happens to the children of a single mother who becomes so disabled by mental illness or substance abuse that she can't take care of [...]
Read More“CELEBRATING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO BEAT THE ODDS”
I'm always delighted to write columns about people who are doing what's right and good, especially when they're young. So I'd like to share with [...]
Read More“HONORING KING IS NOT ENOUGH”
The day after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot, I went out into the riot-torn Washington, D.C., streets and into schools in those neighborhoods [...]
Read More“LET’S NOT DISCARD WORKING FAMILIES THAT GOT SUBPRIMED”
The economic downturn that has rocked our nation over the last few months has been attributed in part to the subprime mortgage crisis. Its impact [...]
Read More“HELPING LOW-INCOME TAXPAYERS GET THEIR DUE”
Great news: Within the thousands of pages of tax law lies a provision called the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) that enables many working poor [...]
Read More“WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN IN PRESIDENT BUSH’S BUDGET?”
When President George W. Bush released his $3.1 trillion Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget on February 4, it was a clear statement that he has [...]
Read More“MISSOURI’S HUMANE AND SENSIBLE APPROACH TO JUVENILE JUSTICE”
At younger and younger ages, children and teens who go through the juvenile justice systems of many states are condemned to long terms at large [...]
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