Marian Wright Edelman
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Feb- 2017 -8 February
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Ripping America Apart
In these dark days for America, we must speak out, resist using any and every nonviolent way possible and never…
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Jan- 2017 -25 January
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Lessons Children Teach Adults
Not only must every adult respect the dignity of every human person regardless of disability, race, gender, income or religion,…
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Oct- 2016 -20 October
Early-Childhood Infrastructure Urgently Need
Both presidential candidates have talked about the importance of infrastructure to our country's future. New investments in buildings, roads and…
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Sep- 2016 -28 September
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Black History Museum Changing America’s Narrative
The Sept. 24 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is the realization of a dream…
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Jun- 2016 -6 June
Why We Must Never Forget Our Roots
By Marian Wright Edelman (President of the Children’s Defense Fund) “So Dad has joined the other [ancestors] up there. I…
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Apr- 2016 -24 April
Child Watch: Recognizing All of America’s S/Heroes
By Marian Wright Edelman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Every day I wear a pair of medallions around my neck with…
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Nov- 2015 -24 November
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: The Ugly Truths America Must Face
On Nov.14, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced the university will rename two buildings on campus named for two…
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Oct- 2015 -25 October
Child Watch: Teaching the Truth About America’s History
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the…
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Sep- 2015 -28 September
Child Watch: The Piercing Cry of Child Poverty
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Pope Francis speaks out faithfully and forcefully against poverty and has been called…
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21 September
Child Watch: Young Black Males – Pushed Out and Pushed Away
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Damien Durr is a brilliant young man who grew up in Ohio in…
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