Marian Wright Edelman, Author at The Washington Informer

**FILE** Director Williams presented the 2010 Franklin H. Williams Directors Award to The Honorable James A. Joseph (left), former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa (1995-1999) and Professor of Public Policy Studies at Duke University and the University of Cape Town. (Peace Corps via Wikimedia Commons)

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: A Lesson from Ambassador James Joseph

by Marian Wright Edelman May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

I recently attended a memorial service for my dear friend and former Children’s Defense Fund Board Chair Ambassador James Joseph.

The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed on Sept. 15, 1963, by four Ku Klux Klansmen. (Wikimedia Commons)

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Remembering the Children’s Crusade

by Marian Wright Edelman May 10, 2023May 12, 2023

**FILE** Harry Belafonte (Manfred Werner/Tsui via Wikimedia Commons)

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Harry Belafonte

by Marian Wright Edelman May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

black metal gun on white surface

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: It’s Always the Guns

by Marian Wright Edelman April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

end gun violence

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Doing Something

by Marian Wright Edelman April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: A Ripe Time

by Marian Wright Edelman April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

end gun violence

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Beyond Thoughts and Prayers

by Marian Wright Edelman April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

**FILE** Dr. Anthony Fauci (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Praise for Wonderful Dr. Fauci

by Marian Wright Edelman March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

woman lying on bed covered with blanket

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Still Fighting for Families

by Marian Wright Edelman March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Ron DeSantis

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: New Dangerous Assaults on Teaching the Truth

by Marian Wright Edelman February 15, 2023February 15, 2023