“STOP THE BULLYING!”
The problem of bullying in our nation's schools has been in the headlines again, in large part because of a heartbreaking series of recent tragedies: [...]
Read More“REVEREND SOLOMON JACKSON, JR.: BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING”
Many faith communities around the country have just held their annual National Observance of Children's Sabbaths® celebrations, an event coordinated every October by the Children's Defense [...]
Read More“CHILDREN CAN’T VOTE BUT YOU CAN – AND MUST”
As we enter into the home stretch of another election season, many pundits have been asking whether a lack of "enthusiasm" might keep some [...]
Read More“CELEBRATING THE CHILDREN’S SABBATH”
Across the country, thousands of people of faith are coming together right now to advocate for children in need through National Observance of Children's Sabbaths® [...]
Read More“REMEMBERING VARNETTE HONEYWOOD”
Artist Varnette Honeywood had a clear vision of how she perceived Black people and families and a gift for sharing her joyful, colorful perspective with [...]
Read More“AS MILLIONS MORE CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY POVERTY, NOW IS THE TIME FOR OUR NATION TO ACT”
Recently released U.S. Census Bureau data confirmed our worst fears about the impact of this deep recession. Nearly four million more Americans fell into poverty [...]
Read More“JEFFERSON THOMAS AND THE COURAGE OF CHILDREN”
"[Jefferson] Thomas was just a teenager when he became one of the first African-American students to enroll in Little Rock Central High School. Yet even [...]
Read More“GUN VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN: HAVE WE NO SHAME OR RESPECT FOR CHILD LIFE?”
Recently, the United Nations expressed new concern about a crisis many Americans know little about: the use of child soldiers in global conflicts, especially in [...]
Read More“KATRINA, FIVE YEARS LATER”
I have a dream that I can go back to my home, that I can go back to New Orleans. I have a dream, [...]
Read More“CHILDREN NEED EMERGENCY HELP IN THIS DEEP RECESSION NOW!”
Children have only one childhood and it is right now. Millions of children in our nation require emergency attention in our recession ravaged economy as [...]
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