Hope for Millions of Children on the Horizon
President Biden’s April 28th address to a joint Congress called for an overdue investment in families and children with his American Families Plan. He listed [...]
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Still Not Resting
“Another life taken. Another public lynching. Another news story. Another act of recorded Black death . . . [This death] is not an anomaly, but [...]
Read MoreThank You, Sister Simone Campbell!
In March Sister Simone Campbell stepped down as Executive Director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, the organization she led for 16 years that [...]
Read MoreThis Is Not Normal
On April 8 President Biden announced a series of executive actions to curb America’s gun violence epidemic that kills a child or teen every 2 [...]
Read MoreA Season for Hope and Just Action
Passover and Easter celebrations are times of joyous sacredness with family and community rituals centered on the promises of deliverance, new hope, and rebirth—promises we [...]
Read MoreA Much Deserved Recognition of My Big Brother Harry
The Herald-Advocate in Bennettsville, S.C., recently published this wonderful tribute to my brother on his birthday, and I wanted to share it with you: The [...]
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines: Finding the Right Facts
I learned my first lessons about injustice and health growing up in segregated Bennettsville, South Carolina. I remember being awakened in the middle of the [...]
Read MoreThe American Rescue Plan: Giant Strides Forward on Child Poverty
The “seed experiment” is a favorite science project from preschool on up: A child plants identical seeds in two pots. She places the first pot [...]
Read MorePresident Biden’s Cabinet Reflects a More Just and Inclusive United States of America
This year’s Women’s History Month sees our nation moving forward and including women at all levels of authority including Kamala Harris as our Vice President. [...]
Read MoreBlack History Month: Writing the Next Chapter
“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” –Dr. Carter [...]
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