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CDF founder and lifelong advocate for children and youth Marian Wright Edelman shares her perspective on current events.
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Education
“Strong Schools Brighter Futures!”
More than 12,000 scholars in CDF Freedom Schools programs participate in National Day of Social Action, a collective organizing effort centered around CDF’s mission to build community so young people grow up with dignity, hope, and joy.…
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Being Loving Champions for Justice
For people whose hearts are broken by seeing news of parents, families, and children suffering anywhere, this has been a difficult week.…
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Fourth of July Lessons from Frederick Douglass
On a Fourth of July when many Americans are expressing profound concerns about whether the government’s orders, decisions, and votes are representing their voices and asking questions about what we the people means today, it is an opportune time to return to the keynote speech Frederick Douglass gave in Rochester, New York, at an Independence Day celebration on July 5, 1852. …
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for disadvantaged Americans and is the Founder and President Emerita of Children’s Defense Fund (CDF). Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children, youth, and families.
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