A Litany of Thanksgiving
On this Thanksgiving I share again the beautiful prayer of great Black theologian Howard Thurman, A Litany of Thanksgiving. My family reads this together each [...]
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More Truths About Guns in America
On November 6, 17-year-old Da’Qwan Jones-Morris, a former Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® scholar from St. Paul, Minnesota, was killed when he was accidentally [...]
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The Truth About Guns in America
“Pop, pop, bang, bang Schools, communities, houses too Nobody’s safe, they’re Coming for you” - 12-year-old boy in Washington, D.C. Once again this week the [...]
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Acting to End Child Poverty
“We’ve had 20 years of presidential debates, and we have never talked about the violence in America of child poverty. We have got to begin [...]
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Elijah Cummings: Champion of Children’s God-given Potential
Our nation’s children lost a great champion in Congress when Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) passed away October 17th. He correctly and often called children our [...]
Read MoreCelebrating the Servant Leadership of Steven Minter
My friend Steven Minter, who passed away in September, was one of the groundbreaking Black public servants who broke many barriers and opened doors for [...]
Read MoreGod Help Us to End Poverty in Our Time
Next weekend is our 28th Annual National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths® Celebration, “Uniting Hearts and Voices to End Child Poverty,” when people of every religion [...]
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Rev. C.T. Vivian’s Wisdom
Legendary civil rights leader Rev. C.T. Vivian turned 95 this year, celebrating a lifetime of wisdom and service. Rev. Vivian, a Presidential Medal of Freedom [...]
Read MoreProtect Children Not Guns!
“Sometimes, I sit back and I have to escape from what I see and hear every day.” I hope this opening line of Milwaukee 11-year-old [...]
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