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  • Remembering Beloved Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr.

    When my friend and mentor Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. passed away on June 9 at age 95, our nation and world lost a prophet of nonviolence and a peerless teacher and role model who was the living embodiment of fierce love and nonviolent direct action organizing for effective social change.

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  • Gun Violence

    We’ve Seen Enough

    June is Gun Violence Awareness Month in our nation, and June 7-9 is Wear Orange Weekend.

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  • Team Building

    CDF Alumni Homecoming

    As we continue celebrations across the country with friends of CDF – including community leaders, donors, elected officials, and young people and their families, we have cultivated a special space to honor those who made this milestone possible: YOU.

    October 18-20, 2024

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  • Education

    Happy Birthday to Brown

    May 17 marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Like so many Black families, mine spent the spring of 1954 waiting anxiously for news of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case.

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  • Webinar

    Family Voices & Leadership

    Dr. Wilson, President of Children’s Defense Fund and Diana Rauner, President of Start Early will co-host a webinar on family voice and leadership in community systems building.

    May 29, 2024 1:00PM-2:00PM CT

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  • Early Childhood

    Appreciating Teachers

    May 6-10 is Teacher Appreciation Week this year, but in an era of headlines and concern about burnout and stress, I join many others who believe teachers should be applauded and deeply appreciated all year long.

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  • A New Site for Truth-Telling

    On March 27, the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park officially opened in Montgomery, Alabama—the newest extraordinary Legacy Site created by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI).

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