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  • A Lesson from Ambassador James Joseph

    It was a crucial moment following Nelson Mandela’s 1994 election as South Africa’s first Black president, and Ambassador James Joseph became the only American ambassador to present his credentials to President Mandela as he worked closely with his new administration.

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  • Early Childhood

    House Passed Budget Cuts Would Harm Children & Youth

    On April 26, the House passed a bill that uses the ongoing debate around lifting the debt ceiling to force budget cuts to critical federal programs that support the health and wellbeing of children and youth. This bill would result in millions of Americans losing their access to quality and affordable healthcare, cash assistance and income support through TANF, rental assistance, and access to child care.

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  • So Much Work to Do

    Mother’s Day is often celebrated as an opportunity for families to show mothers they are appreciated through a day of “rest,” maybe with a home-cooked breakfast in bed or a dinner out. But mothers know that even in a rare moment when our hands are still, our minds and hearts are never fully at rest.

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  • Child Health

    The Public Health Emergency (PHE) is ending. What does it mean for children?

    In the face of a global pandemic, the Biden administration issued a series of measures to sustain millions of low-income children and families. Despite its success, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and policies enacted under the emergency declaration will expire on May 11. And the pain will be real.

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  • Remembering the Children’s Crusade

    On this 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Children’s Crusade it is again time to remember, honor, and follow the example of the children who were frontline soldiers and transforming catalysts in the movement for civil rights and equal justice.

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  • Harry Belafonte

    When Harry Belafonte died on April 25, many people were quick to honor him not only as a luminous, barrier-breaking singer and actor but as an outspoken lifelong crusader for civil and human rights. I am especially grateful for his enduring legacy as a champion for children in the United States and across the world.

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  • Gun Violence

    It’s Always the Guns

    On April 15 there were seven mass shootings, the most in a single day so far this year. All of these only-in-America atrocities took place the very same week that many Republican politicians were attending the National Rifle Association’s annual convention to pledge their allegiance to the gun lobby.

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