“SNCC, FIFTY YEARS LATER”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday every January becomes an occasion for looking back at the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. As the celebration [...]
Read More“CHILDREN DROP OUT AND INTO LIVES OF POVERTY AND IMPRISONMENT”
A homeless man talking about how he ended up on the streets said he had wanted to get in with the "cool" crowd in 8th [...]
Read More“JASMINE LYNN: NO HIDING PLACE FROM GUN VIOLENCE”
Nineteen-year-old Jasmine Lynn arrived at Atlanta's Spelman College, my alma mater, as a smart, dedicated student full of promise. She was a psychology major with [...]
Read More“URBAN FOOD DESERTS THREATEN CHILDREN’S HEALTH”
If any of us were forced to live in a desert we'd probably find trying to survive in a barren, desolate wasteland difficult. But through [...]
Read More“AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM”
I love to share a story shared with me about my dear friend and mentor Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. It was Christmas Eve and [...]
Read More“POWERFUL SPECIAL INTERESTS SHOULD NOT TRUMP CHILDREN’S HEALTH NEEDS”
A theologian friend shared the story of taking her car to a Jiffy Lube for servicing. Not having anything to read, she picked up a [...]
Read More“BEATING THE ODDS IN TOUGH TIMES”
In these challenging economic times, when so many are struggling to keep their heads above water, life is toughest for children in broken families at [...]
Read More“IS THERE STILL NO ROOM IN OUR INN FOR THE MOST FAMOUS POOR BABY IN HISTORY?”
In this holy season of Advent, tens of millions of Christians are waiting for and preparing to celebrate the birthday of the most famous poor [...]
Read More“A THANKSGIVING PRAYER TO END POVERTY IN OUR TIME”
Thanksgiving is a time when many Americans pause to be grateful for all we have. In the current economic downturn when the gap between rich [...]
Read More“AMEN! REV. DR. RAY HAMMOND AND ELLA”
On November 4, 2009, about 4,000 babies in strollers, young children, parents, youths, teachers, child care providers, doctors, and grandparents rallied and strolled all around [...]
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