Standing Up Against the Death Penalty
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently took the strong step of declaring a moratorium on the death penalty in California, saying: “Our death penalty system [...]
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“Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo”
“If the justice system does not change incarceration will continue to be as arbitrary as a game of eeny, meeny, miny, mo, with black [...]
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Dangerous Steps Backwards on Discriminatory School Discipline
In January 2014, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice jointly released a ‘guidance package’ on school discipline to help schools and districts meet [...]
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Honoring Birmingham’s Great Children’s Crusade Which Changed Our Nation
“Daddy,” the boy said, “I don't want to disobey you, but I have made my pledge. If you try to keep me home, I will [...]
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Remembering Dr. King
I first heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak in person on April 19, 1960 at Spelman College’s Sisters Chapel during my senior year in [...]
Read MoreHope for the New Year
This is a time to stand and fight for the futures of our children and the soul of our nation with all our might! I [...]
Read MoreKneelers of Conscience
Many President Trump observers believe he throws out inflammatory and divisive comments to distract in moments when the news cycle is critical of his erratic, [...]
Read MoreWelcome to America
I recently had the privilege of meeting five outstanding high school students the Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio’s Beat the Odds® program was honoring for overcoming tremendous adversity, [...]
Read MorePlease Take Sides: This Is No Time for Silence or Inaction!
“I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. [...]
Read More“an Open Letter to the United States Senate”
I learned my first lessons about injustice and health as a little Black girl growing up in segregated Bennettsville, South Carolina. I remember my parents’ [...]
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