“HONORING SEPTIMA CLARK”
During this Black History Month I was deeply honored to be inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame at the same time as Mrs. [...]
Read MoreDuring this Black History Month I was deeply honored to be inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame at the same time as Mrs. [...]
Read MoreThe headlines in the case were sadly familiar. An angry adult armed with a gun used it to shoot and kill an unarmed Black teenager [...]
Read MoreWe were homeless. My mom. My big sister and me. We slept in the car. . . We went to IHOP and we only got [...]
Read MoreWe’re used to making a big fuss over children’s birthdays, but this week child advocates and families across the country are celebrating CHIP, the Children’s [...]
Read More“The world does not want and will never have the heroes and heroines of the past. What this age needs is an enlightened youth not [...]
Read More"Unfortunately, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope — some because of their poverty, and some because of their color, and all too many [...]
Read More"The United States is far from providing each child with as much education as he can use. Our school system still primarily functions as a system [...]
Read More“Most parents have long understood that kids don't have the judgment, the maturity, the impulse control and insight necessary to make complicated lifelong decisions.” -- Bryan [...]
Read MoreLast month, all across the world people joined together to mourn former South African president and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela. There was a deep shared [...]
Read MoreIn the last few days of this year, most Americans are wrapping up their holiday celebrations and pondering the promise of 2014. But millions of [...]
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