A Success Story to Inspire Us All!
Have you ever had the chance to make a small difference in helping change someone’s life for the better? Nothing brings greater joy. Since 1990 [...]
Read More“Reflections on Dr. Samuel Dubois Cook: a Great Teacher and Role Model”
When Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook passed away May 29 our nation and world lost a very creative and distinguished political scientist, trailblazing Black scholar, and [...]
Read MoreFlipping the Switch
What if boosting a toddler’s brainpower was as easy as turning on a light switch? In fact, “Flip the Switch” is one of the simple [...]
Read MoreBanning “Lunch Shaming”
“In 2017, we’re taking hot lunches out of a child’s hands and throwing it away...We’re one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations in the [...]
Read MoreThe 5th National GrandRally: Building a Community of Hope
When the contestants on “Dancing With the Stars” recently performed routines representing the most memorable year of their lives, Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles [...]
Read MoreA Time for Courage and Truth
After the new administration’s first Black History Month event included a general reference to 19th century lion Frederick Douglass as “somebody who’s done an amazing job [...]
Read MoreHonoring Dr. Dorothy Irene Height: Great Civil Rights, Women’s Rights and Children’s Rights Leader
“We African American Women seldom do just what we want to do, but always what we have to do. I am grateful to have been [...]
Read MoreScott’s Story: Lessons Children Teach Adults
A number of years ago, I heard a deeply moving story at a Children’s Miracle Network event, a charity that raises money in partnership with [...]
Read MoreKeep Your Hand on the Plow! Hold On!
I begin each year with a women’s spiritual retreat led by Rev. Shannon Daley-Harris, our Religious Affairs Advisor, at Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Haley Farm [...]
Read MoreHope for the Future Through Your Vote
Thus says the Lord: Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears; for there is a reward for your work, says the Lord: [...]
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