“THE BLACK COMMUNITY CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN”
As our country remembers the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., new researchconducted for the Children's Defense Fund has found the vast majority of America's [...]
Read More“HEALTH REFORM UNDER THREAT”
In 2010, there was finally good news for millions of uninsured children and families when the President and Congress took a major step towards ensuring [...]
Read More“CELEBRATING KWANZAA, CELEBRATING COMMUNITY”
The New Year is marked with many kinds of celebrations, but for Black families and communities who celebrate Kwanzaa from December 26-January 1, every New [...]
Read More“TWO CHRISTMAS EVE LESSONS”
At this time of year I often think of the powerful lessons in a pair of Christmas Eve sermons given by two of my mentors, [...]
Read More“GIVE THE GIFT OF CARING AND SHARING THIS SEASON”
No matter what faith traditions we come from or celebrate—Ramadan, Christmas, or Hanukkah—this time of year is one of reflection on what really matters. The [...]
Read More“STRENGTH TO LOVE: A CHALLENGE TO THE PRIVATIZED PRISON INDUSTRY”
A few months ago a group of earnest and determined stockholders traveled together by bus from Washington, D.C. to Nashville, Tennessee to attend a shareholders' [...]
Read More“TWENTY YEARS OF BEATING THE ODDS”
How does a child endure unspeakable hardship and still manage to succeed? What does it mean to save rather than give up on a child? [...]
Read More“A THANKSGIVING DAY PRAYER TO END POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS IN OUR RICH LAND”
In this Thanksgiving week of 2010, when 15.5 million children are living in poverty—many hungry and homeless; when the gap between rich and poor is [...]
Read More“HUNGER IN A SEASON OF PLENTY”
"It's dinner time in America. But for 1 in 4 children, you'd never know it." The ad with the simple image of an empty plate is [...]
Read More“THE THREAT OF PERSISTENT POVERTY”
As the economic downturn lingers, a striking characteristic is just how widespread its impact still is. Recent reports state that more Americans are now living [...]
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