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As A Mother of Color, I Want More Gun Safety Laws, Not Armed Teachers

November 18, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

Gov. DeSantis is putting our children at risk by trying to implement laws to arm teachers, despite what Florida parents want.

With Corporations and the GOP Putting Profits Over Our Babies, I’m Panicked over the Formula Shortage

May 26, 2022

By Topacio Marrero

My third baby is due in less than a week. I’m scared and asking legislators to put families first.

Hunger in America Deprives Everyone in America

June 13, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

There is a tradition in fairytales and various old fashioned yarns which I’ve seen over the years that a hungry person will dream of lavish meals, roast beef and mutton,…

As a social worker, my heart breaks for the children in our detention camps

August 10, 2018

By Cassandra Little

For 18 years, I worked in the Child Welfare System. I witnessed firsthand the trauma and harm children who were separated from their parents suffered from. Today, when I see…

From zero tolerance to zero harm: steps for mending shattered migrant families

July 25, 2018

By Esther Calzada

By Catherine LaBrenz, John Sullivan and Esther Calzada We’ve all seen the excitement in a child’s eyes when they play with their parents in the park, or the calm that…

How to Measure What We’re Losing: As this country moves further away from its humanity, who will be left to fight for what’s right?

June 28, 2018

By Elizabeth Fernandez

Wednesday was World Refugee Day. It’s supposed to be a day to bring awareness to the struggles faced by displaced people across the world. A day to reaffirm our commitment…

Unarmed & Black: Keith Childress, Jr. remembered, and the growing list of loved ones left behind after police violence

May 29, 2018

By Nissa Tzun

Family, friends and supporters of police violence victim Keith Childress, Jr. demand justice for his murder. His mother, Jacqueline Lawrence, lives in Phoenix, Arizona, which makes advocating for her son difficult, but she has started to meet other families impacted by police violence.

Little Girls Are Busting Gender Norms in a Year That Hasn’t Been Super Kind to Women

November 2, 2016

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Photo credit: Aberdeen Proving Ground via Flickr Creative Commons Originally published on The Huffington Post.   In our Fort Wayne neighborhood, Halloween is a serious candy free-for-all. We bought 12…

Home Alone: A Single Mother Tries to Navigate Missoula’s Child Care Crisis

September 29, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Photo Credits to Brian Hart. Originally published by the Missoula Independent. My life as a single mother has often meant looking up, helpless, waving goodbye like Wile E. Coyote, after…

My Multiracial Son Embraces His Black Identity

September 24, 2016

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Originally published by the Indianapolis Star.  The wispy-haired 4-month-old Mark is held timeless in a frame in front of me. The 12-year-old, shaggy-haired Mark is fast asleep in the room…

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