“CDF GUN REPORT SHOWS INCREASE OF CHILD AND TEEN DEATHS”
Imagine a bullet fired from a semiautomatic pistol, moving through the night darkness faster than the speed of sound—more than 1,200 feet per second or [...]
Read MoreImagine a bullet fired from a semiautomatic pistol, moving through the night darkness faster than the speed of sound—more than 1,200 feet per second or [...]
Read MoreUnpaid medical bills are piling up on kitchen tables all over America. In addition to the rising costs of food, gas and housing, more and [...]
Read MoreA youthful tough who got his growth spurt early gets cruel gratification from intimidating weaker peers. The popular jock cruises the locker room looking for [...]
Read MoreIn recent years, the Children's Defense Fund has received horrifying reports of the physical and sexual abuse of children and teens in juvenile correctional facilities. [...]
Read MoreWashington, D.C., the nation's capital, is one of the great cities of the world. Tourists come here from around the globe to enjoy its world-class [...]
Read MoreIn America, millions of low-income families struggle each month to obtain a minimally adequate diet. In 2006, 12.6 million children and 22.9 million adults lived [...]
Read MoreThis is another one of my Spelman College bragging stories. In March, Harvard University announced the historic appointment of Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, a Spelman [...]
Read MoreWhat happens to the children of a single mother who becomes so disabled by mental illness or substance abuse that she can't take care of [...]
Read MoreI'm always delighted to write columns about people who are doing what's right and good, especially when they're young. So I'd like to share with [...]
Read MoreThe day after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot, I went out into the riot-torn Washington, D.C., streets and into schools in those neighborhoods [...]
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