“PAYING IT FORWARD AFTER BEATING THE ODDS”
“Something that I’ve learned from my mentor is always pay things forward, not necessarily with money, but with actions and deeds. You’re not alone. You’re [...]
Read More“‘WE HAVE DECIDED TO TURN THE PAIN INTO POWER'”
When Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, spoke at the Children’s Defense Fund’s recent national conference, she shared some details about her son that reminded the [...]
Read More“MAKING AMERICA AMERICA”
Dr. Vincent Harding, an acclaimed historian, religious scholar, and activist known for his work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., believes America is a wounded [...]
Read More“POWER IS IN YOUR PERSON”
“You know, when we started the farm workers movement, I remember going to many conferences, and people [kept asking] how do we do this? . [...]
Read More“UNDOCUMENTED AND UNAFRAID”
Carlos Amador emigrated with his family from Mexico in 1999 at age 14 and lived in the United States as an undocumented immigrant for almost [...]
Read More“RYANOMICS ASSAULT ON POOR AND HUNGRY CHILDREN”
Hungry child, I didn't make this world for you. You didn't buy any stock in my railroad. You didn't invest in my corporation. Where are [...]
Read More“HOLDING ON AT THE ‘CENTER OF HOPE'”
Every 29 seconds, a child is born into poverty in America. Every 29 seconds. One hundred and twenty-four children every hour. Children like 10-year-old Tyler, [...]
Read More“THE RACIAL DIVIDE: WILL IT WIDEN OR CLOSE?”
I often say to people who come to the Schomburg that the crisis of today is a consequence of not one, but two generations born [...]
Read More“WITHOUT A GUN HOW MANY LIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED?”
When news broke of the murders at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on August 5th, people of all faiths and backgrounds and the first responders [...]
Read More“BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU CUT”
Right before the U.S. House of Representatives left for the summer to go home to campaign for your vote, they voted to extend the Bush [...]
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