Marian Wright Edelman

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Remembering Mildred Loving

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, Interracial Marriage, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Loving vs. Virginia, Mildred Loving, Politics News

Loving, who was black, and her late husband, who was white, made history when their struggle to have their marriage recognized led to the landmark ruling overturning laws banning interracial marriage.

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CDF Gun Report Shows Increase of Child and Teen Deaths

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Handgun Ban, Gun Control, Heller vs. Dc, Handguns, Guns, Politics News

With more than 200 million firearms in the US, the mathematical chances of a child being a victim of gun violence are frightening. We must take stock of this deadly arithmetic and take action now.

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The Costs of Health Care Are Burying American Families

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Children's Health, Health Care, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Politics News

More than 2,100 people are born in the US every day without health insurance. Children simply can't wait while policymakers argue over the best way to get health coverage for everyone.

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Let's Take Bullying Seriously

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.27.2008 | Living

Read More: School Shooting, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Bullying, Living News

We must understand that many bullies also are victims. Some children and teens that torment others are being mistreated themselves.

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Congress Must Act to Protect Young Detainees from Abuse

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Child Prisoners, Juvenile Crime, Prison, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Politics News

Our nation's juvenile detention system is in desperate need of massive reform. There are horrifying reports of the physical and sexual abuse of children and teens in juvenile correctional facilities.

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Washington's Two Economies -- A Growing Income Gap

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Washington DC, Poverty, District of Columbia, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Politics News

While a large segment of the Washington population is economically successful, a considerable segment of the District's black population has remained sunken at the bottom.

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We Must End Child Hunger Now

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Malnutrition, Child Healthcare, Child Hunger, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Politics News

We must end this cruel paradox of hunger in the midst of unbounded plenty. We have both the economic means and the resources to ensure an adequate diet for every person in this country.

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Dr. Evelynn Hammonds, Harvard College's Next Dean

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Evelynn Hammonds, Harvard, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Harvard College, Spelman, Living News

Dr. Hammonds is the first Black and the first woman to hold this prestigious position. She is a wonderful role model, especially for young girls interested in science as she was.

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Join the GrandRally and Help Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Grandparents, Caregivers, Grandrally, Living News

On May 7, more than 1,000 grandparents and other relatives will gather at the U.S. Capitol to expand public awareness of the important role they are playing for parentless children.

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Celebrating Young People Who Beat the Odds

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Beat the Odds, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Children's Defense Fund, Living News

I'd like to share with you a few of the inspiring stories of some of the high school seniors honored this spring at Beat the Odds Awards events hosted by the Children's Defense Fund.

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Honoring King is Not Enough

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Martin Luther King, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Martin Luther King Assassination, Mlk Jr Assasination, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Assasination, Mlk, Politics News

Too many of us would rather celebrate than follow Dr. King. We would rather build a monument or name a street or school after him than build the new nation and world he called for.

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Let's Not Discard Working Families That Got Subprimed

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Subprime Mortgages, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, US Economy, Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Economy, Politics News

We must reject the callous view that we should do little to help individuals who have been hurt by the subprime crisis because they voluntarily took out these mortgage loans.

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Helping Low-Income Taxpayers Get Their Due

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Earned Income Tax Credit, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Child Poverty, Poverty, Low-Income, Working Families, Children's Defense Fund, Eitc, Politics News

Great news: Within the thousands of pages of tax law lies a provision called the Earned Income Tax Credit that enables many working poor families to climb out of poverty.

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Missouri's Humane and Sensible Approach to Juvenile Justice

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Juvenile Crime, Crime, Children, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Juvenile Justice, At-Risk Youth, Missouri, Juvenile Dentention, Politics News

We should stop spending a fortune on traditional, non-therapeutic, correctional facilities and then releasing youth back into our communities with little done to address their rehabilitation and education needs.

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Where Are the Children in President Bush's Budget?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Medicaid, Children's Health, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Budget, Schip, George W. Bush, Child Poverty, Poverty, Bush Budget, Federal Budget, Politics News

Even a cursory analysis of Bush's spending proposal reveals a failure in many areas to construct a budget that protects the well-being of children in low- to middle-income families.

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How Well Do Your Members of Congress Protect Children?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Children, Children's Health, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Budget, Schip, Bush SCHIP Veto, Bush SCHIP, Politics News

Not well enough: 231 members scored 60 percent or lower on our scorecard -- a failing grade from our school days.

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Child Poverty and How to Stem America's Prison Madness

Dan Brown | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jails, Education, Marian Wright Edelman, American Dream, No Child Left Behind, Corrections, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Crime Reduction, Health Care, Housing and Urban Development, African Americans, Barack Obama, Politics News

America's disproportionate investment in corrections rather than prevention maintains what the Children's Defense Fund aptly calls the "Cradle to Prison Pipeline."

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Child Poverty

Hillary Clinton | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Child Poverty, Hillary Clinton, Children’s Defense Fund, Children's Health, Children, 2008 Election, Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Health Insurance, Politics News

Running for president has only strengthened my resolve to find solutions to problems affecting our children. In Ohio yesterday, I announced a plan to end the moral outrage of children living in such neglect.

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Hilda Mason - Educator, Activist and Washington, DC's Grandmother

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Washington DC, Hilda Mason, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Living News

I celebrate Hilda Mason's life and the lives of so many other elders and grandmothers who continue to help troubled young people in our communities.

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Supreme Court Must Uphold Gun Ban

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Supreme Court d.c. Handgun Ban, Washington DC, Gun Control, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Guns, School Shooting, Illinois Shooting, Shooting Northern Illinois University, Steven Kazmierczak, Steve Kazmierczak, Virginia Tech, Politics News

If the Supreme Court upholds the D.C. handgun ban, it will keep in place a crucial measure for the protection of the health and safety of our children.

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Making Sure Our Children Know Their History

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Black History, African-American History, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, African Americans, Barack Obama, Black History Month, Politics News

Many children are now taught in school about some of the lions of Black history, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks. Who else should we be sure to teach our children about to inspire them today?

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Gore, More Than Before

Larry Abrams | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Gore is not only the best Democratic candidate who could be put up at this point, he might end up being the only alternative at a deadlocked convention.

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A Child Next Door May Need Your Help

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Washington DC, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Jacks Girls, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Abusing Children, Foster Care, Adoption, Living News

All of us must recognize that keeping children safe is everybody's business.

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Dr. Bill Cosby's Message to Parents: We Need to Listen

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 01.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Bill Cosby, Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Living News

Bill Cosby is a man on a mission: turning the Black community around. It's the key theme of his new book, Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors.

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Dr. King's Prophetic Call to Conscience and Action Today

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Martin Luther King, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Martin Luther King Jr., Mlk, Politics News

Dr. King makes us mindful of the misguided priorities of a nation whose poor children are being sent to war and its poor children of color to prison rather than to college and good paying jobs at home.

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