“HILDA MASON — EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST AND WASHINGTON, DC’S GRANDMOTHER”
When I think of the many people, of all ages, who became lost or troubled where I grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina, I also [...]
Read More“BLACK FAMILIES NEED TO HOLD ON TO CHILDREN – OUR GROWING EDGE”
The distinguished theologian Howard Thurman once described an oak tree in his childhood yard with leaves that each autumn turned yellow and died but stayed [...]
Read More“THE SUPREME COURT MUST UPHOLD DC’S HANDGUN BAN”
This year, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to overturn a lower court decision striking down the District of Columbia's 1976 handgun ban designed [...]
Read More“MAKING SURE OUR CHILDREN KNOW THEIR HISTORY”
"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history." So said [...]
Read More“A CHILD NEXT DOOR MAY NEED YOUR HELP”
When four sisters were discovered dead in a Southeast Washington, D.C., rowhouse on January 9, the community and city were shocked. According to newspaper reports, [...]
Read MoreDr. King’s Prophetic Call to Conscience and Action Today
With the economy slipping into recession and more than 160,000 American fighting men and women in Iraq combat zones and no end to the war [...]
Read More“DR. BILL COSBY’S MESSAGE TO PARENTS: WE NEED TO LISTEN”
Beloved educator, entertainer, and author Dr. Bill Cosby is a man on a mission: turning the Black community around. It's the key theme of his [...]
Read More“THE PARENT INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION: SOLUTIONS THAT WORK”
At the national summit on the Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Crisis convened by the Children's Defense Fund at Howard University in September, we had the opportunity to [...]
Read More“CREATING A COMMUNITY CRADLE ROLL”
Was your name on the Cradle Roll? Many of us who grew up in the church will know right away just what that means. At [...]
Read More“MAKING ROOM AT AMERICA’S INN FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN”
Like Howard Thurman's "Prayer of Thanksgiving," I like sharing this story a friend shared with me as "the best sermon" my dear friend and mentor [...]
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