“LET’S NOT DISCARD WORKING FAMILIES THAT GOT SUBPRIMED”
The economic downturn that has rocked our nation over the last few months has been attributed in part to the subprime mortgage crisis. Its impact [...]
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“HELPING LOW-INCOME TAXPAYERS GET THEIR DUE”
Great news: Within the thousands of pages of tax law lies a provision called the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) that enables many working poor [...]
Read More“WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN IN PRESIDENT BUSH’S BUDGET?”
When President George W. Bush released his $3.1 trillion Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget on February 4, it was a clear statement that he has [...]
Read More“MISSOURI’S HUMANE AND SENSIBLE APPROACH TO JUVENILE JUSTICE”
At younger and younger ages, children and teens who go through the juvenile justice systems of many states are condemned to long terms at large [...]
Read More“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 [...]
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