LISTENING TO SHIRLEY SHERROD
By now much of the nation has followed the story of former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign [...]
Read MoreBy now much of the nation has followed the story of former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign [...]
Read MoreIn recent years, Harlem has been undergoing a dramatic transformation—one that's often been called a second Harlem Renaissance. While the first Harlem Renaissance was a [...]
Read MoreA new report was released in June that sheds a sobering light on how many Black and Latino boys grow up in communities that are, [...]
Read More"We thought 2010 was the year to finally recover from Katrina." This quote is from the Louisiana Justice Institute's recent briefing on the impact of [...]
Read MoreAll of us have a responsibility to honor the leaders who came before us and paved our way. We have a special obligation to preserve [...]
Read MoreAt the Children's Defense Fund, we have been working to secure health coverage for all children for more than three decades. During that time, we [...]
Read MoreAs a co-founder and the current Creative Director of the Rancho La Puerta fitness resort and Golden Door spas, Deborah Szekely has long been known [...]
Read MoreIs your child learning to make a difference this summer? If she is enrolled in a Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® summer program, you'll [...]
Read MoreAs colleges and universities across the country celebrated their students' accomplishments this commencement season, the news about the top student at the University of Notre [...]
Read MoreI recently wrote about new challenges to school integration in two North Carolina school districts. The South has been the region that made the most [...]
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