Dark Enough to See the Stars
The night before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his prophetic final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” in Memphis, Tennessee. It was a speech he almost didn’t give.
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Child Health
Experts to Brief Ohio Children’s Caucus on Medicaid’s Impact on State’s Youth as Federal Lawmakers Weigh Program Cuts
Health experts and youth experts are concerned cuts to Medicaid would jeopardize the well-being of hundreds of thousands of children in Ohio. In 2023, approximately 1.4 million Ohio children were enrolled in Medicaid, according to KIDS COUNT Ohio.
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Revisiting an American Prayer
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, there’s been one more broad attack on methods of sharing our nation’s history: on March 27, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order affecting the 21 museums and 14 education and research centers that are part of the Smithsonian Institution, including the American Women’s History Museum, which is still years away from breaking ground on its official site, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National Zoo.
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Youth Justice
CDF-New York, 90+ Partner Organizations Sign Letter in Support of Youth Justice Innovation Fund
The Innovation Fund builds on evidence showing that linking youth with community-based services reduces criminal legal system contact and promotes community safety.
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Child Health
Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition Releases FY '26-'27 Budget Report, Urges Lawmakers to Adopt 70+ Child Friendly Proposals
The Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition (OCBC), a partnership of more than 20 organizations committed to the health and well-being of children, has released its biennial budget report, Creating a Vision of Child Well-being for Ohio.
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Education
Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson on Dept. of Education Executive Order: 'Education is still the Path to Freedom and Fairness'
Every student in America must be prepared for global workforce competition and equipped to vote, volunteer, and lift their voices in public life through stage-appropriate instruction, learning about their culture, democracy, and history.
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“Everyone Is Welcome”
An Idaho middle school teacher recently made headlines for refusing to take down a classroom poster she said she was told was “controversial” and “an opinion.”
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Service Announcements
CDF Welcomes Jaren Sorkow as New State Director for California
The national youth advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has named Jaren Sorkow the new state director of its Children’s Defense Fund-California (CDF-CA) office.
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Women’s History: Vision and Light
Forty-five years ago, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation designating March 2-8, 1980, as National Women’s History Week.
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Child Health
CDF-Texas, Partners Respond as Trump Administration Reopens Child and Family Detention Centers in Texas
Children’s Defense Fund-Texas (CDF-Texas) and its youth and immigrant advocacy partners warn that President Donald Trump’s decision to reopen detention facilities in Texas to jail immigrant families could create an array of negative physical and mental impacts for children.
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