Child Watch

A National Family Portrait

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.28.2011

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Throughout America's history and still today, children's life chances have always been unequal based on color.

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Lessons Learned From the Ark

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.21.2011

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As we take stock of the current state of America's children and the desperate need to change direction for the future, some ancient wisdom can give us a blueprint for setting sail and getting our children to safe harbor.

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The State of America's Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.14.2011

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As the president and Congress struggle to find a way to lower the budget deficit and to raise the debt ceiling before we default on our debt for the first time in history, I hope they will stay away from further cuts in essential food, health, education, and other supports children need.

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The Pledge

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 08.31.2011

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Right now, many of our elected officials are letting a no-new-taxes pledge take precedence. They are putting this before the pledge to the flag, and to the republic for which it stands, and to the promise of liberty and justice for all.

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Giving Black Boys a Strong Start

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 08.24.2011

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President Obama has called education the civil rights issue of our time. Now is the time for the next transforming freedom moment and movement -- to set our children free from illiteracy, low expectations, and jobless, hopeless futures.

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One Woman's Freedom Movement

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 08.10.2011

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The Rev. Dr. Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray spent a lifetime challenging not only racial segregation, but systems of discrimination in all of their forms.

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Remembering Dr. Benjamin E. Mays' Legacy

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 08.03.2011

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Ramrod straight of posture, unwaveringly principled and caring, keenly intelligent and elegant in speech, Dr. Mays was one of the most important people to me during my college years at Spelman.

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Fighting Cuts to Child Care

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 07.20.2011

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New York City parent Yvonne works as a home care attendant to help support her 3-year-old son Darnell. Earlier this year she received a letter saying he would be dropped from the program.

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Voting Rights Under Attack

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 07.13.2011

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While the Voting Rights Act and other federal voting laws prohibit discrimination based on race, sex, language, ethnicity, religion and age, there is still no law that affirmatively guarantees citizens the right to vote.

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Dr. David French: Pioneering Physician

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.15.2011

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Dr. David French's civil rights work was a turning point in a lifetime of pioneering work, from becoming one of the first black surgeons in America to establishing innovative health clinics.

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From Head Start to Harvard

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.08.2011

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"I had never seen so much color," Angelica Salazar recalls of her first days as a Head Start preschooler. Her parents, who spoke mostly Spanish, enrolled her in the program knowing their little girl would need English to succeed in school.

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Celebrating and Protecting Health Reform for Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.02.2011

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The low cost of covering children compared to the high costs of dealing with the consequences later is a no brainer: An uninsured child costs the local community $2,100 more than coverage for a child with Medicaid.

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