“CREATING A COMMUNITY CRADLE ROLL”
Was your name on the Cradle Roll? Many of us who grew up in the church will know right away just what that means. At [...]
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“MAKING ROOM AT AMERICA’S INN FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN”
Like Howard Thurman's "Prayer of Thanksgiving," I like sharing this story a friend shared with me as "the best sermon" my dear friend and mentor [...]
Read More“GIVING — THE TRUE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS”
Christmas is a festive time when many families come together, homes are decorated with trees hung with ornaments and lights and sumptuous dinners are prepared. [...]
Read More“AUGUSTUS HAWKINS — A MARVELOUS STATESMAN PASSES ON”
Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins was a legislator, an advocate for children and working families, and a statesman. He died at the age of 100 on [...]
Read More“LET’S PUT THE “JUSTICE” BACK IN OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM”
Although she had no prior criminal record, 14-year-old Shaquanda Cotton was sentenced in 2006 to up to seven years in correctional detention for shoving a [...]
Read More“YOUNG, BLACK, AND LOCKED UP”
This is one of a series of Child Watch® Columns on America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Crisis. If you were asked where the United States [...]
Read More“A LITANY OF THANKSGIVING”
In this season of Thanksgiving, I wish you wealth in the things of true value — family, friends, health and peace of mind and spirit. [...]
Read More“COURAGE TO BEAT THE ODDS”
Imagine being alone on a battlefield facing new enemies each and every day. There are few visible avenues of retreat or escape and few resources [...]
Read More“FROM SCHOOL YARD TO PRISON YARD”
This is one of a series of Child Watch® Columns on America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Crisis. In a number of America's upper-income communities, parents [...]
Read More“FIGHTING THE CULTURE BATTLE FOR OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE”
This is one of a series of Child Watch® Columns on America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Crisis. Compared to today, many of the messages that [...]
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