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The Measure of our Success

A Letter to My Children and Yours

by Marian Wright Edelman ...

The number one New York Times bestseller—from the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund"This book is from the heart of a woman who practices each lesson she preaches."—Hillary ClintonThe Measure of Our Success is a compassionate message for parents trying to raise moral children, a tough and searching book that ought to be required reading for everyone.Edelman speaks powerfully to ... Read more

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The number one New York Times bestseller—from the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund"This book is from the heart of a woman who practices each lesson she preaches."—Hillary ClintonThe Measure of Our Success is a compassionate message for parents trying to raise moral children, a tough and searching book that ought to be required reading for everyone.Edelman speaks powerfully to
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Urban Injustice

How Ghettos Happen

by David Hilfiker ...

David Hilfiker has committed his life, both as a writer and a doctor, to people in need, writing about the urban poor with whom he’s spent all his days for the last two decades. In Urban Injustice, he explains in beautiful and simple language how the myth that the urban poor siphon off precious government resources is contradicted by the facts, and how most programs help some of the people some of ... Read more

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David Hilfiker has committed his life, both as a writer and a doctor, to people in need, writing about the urban poor with whom he’s spent all his days for the last two decades. In Urban Injustice, he explains in beautiful and simple language how the myth that the urban poor siphon off precious government resources is contradicted by the facts, and how most programs help some of the people some of
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Social Injustice and Public Health

by Barry S. Levy;Victor W. Sidel;Marian Wright Edelman ...

Two past presidents of the American Public Health Association have edited this book on the ways in which social injustice causes and contributes to public health problems. Their previous books War and Public Health and errorism and Public Health both dealt with specific issues of social injustice as they relate to public health. The current book addresses a broader set of issues in a more ... Read more

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Two past presidents of the American Public Health Association have edited this book on the ways in which social injustice causes and contributes to public health problems. Their previous books War and Public Health and errorism and Public Health both dealt with specific issues of social injustice as they relate to public health. The current book addresses a broader set of issues in a more
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Our Children Can Soar

A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change

by Michelle Cook ...

Illustrated by Leo Dillon, Ms. Diane Dillon, Eric Velasquez, Mr. R. Gregory Christie, James E. Ransome, Mr. Bryan Collier, Shadra Strickland, Frank Morrison, Pat Cummings, Cozbi Cabrera, Ms. Charlotte Riley-Webb, AG Ford, E. B. Lewis ...

Rosa sat soMartin could march.Martin marched soBarack could run.Barack ran soOur children can soar.This is the seed of a unique and inspirational picture book text, that is part historical, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It symbolically takes the reader through the cumulative story of the US Civil Rights Movement, showing how select pioneers' achievements led up to this landmark moment, ... Read more

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Rosa sat soMartin could march.Martin marched soBarack could run.Barack ran soOur children can soar.This is the seed of a unique and inspirational picture book text, that is part historical, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It symbolically takes the reader through the cumulative story of the US Civil Rights Movement, showing how select pioneers' achievements led up to this landmark moment,
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Silver Rights

by Constance Curry ...

The true story of a family's fight for their educational future in "a sure-to-be-classic account of 1960s desegregation" ( Los Angeles Times ).With an Introduction by New York Times –bestselling author Marian Wright Edelman"The most important thing we can give our children is an education." —Mae Bertha CarterIn 1965, the Carters, an Afric... ... Read more

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The true story of a family's fight for their educational future in "a sure-to-be-classic account of 1960s desegregation" ( Los Angeles Times ).With an Introduction by New York Times –bestselling author Marian Wright Edelman"The most important thing we can give our children is an education." —Mae Bertha CarterIn 1965, the Carters, an Afric...
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The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small

Charting a Course for the Next Generation

by Marian Wright Edelman ...

In America today, the gap between the rich and the poor is the greatest ever recorded--larger than any other industrialized nation. It has become far too easy to ignore the hardships of millions of children plagued by poverty, poor health, illiteracy, violence, adult hypocrisy, and injustice. As founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman knows all too well the ... Read more

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In America today, the gap between the rich and the poor is the greatest ever recorded--larger than any other industrialized nation. It has become far too easy to ignore the hardships of millions of children plagued by poverty, poor health, illiteracy, violence, adult hypocrisy, and injustice. As founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman knows all too well the
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Lanterns

A Memoir of Mentors

by Marian Wright Edelman ...

I am grateful beyond words for the example of the lanterns shared in this memoir whose lives I hope will illuminate my children's, your children's, and the paths of countless others coming behind.--Marian Wright Edelman, from the PrefaceMarian Wright Edelman, "the most influential children's advocate in the country" (The Washington Post), shares stories from her life at the center of this century ... Read more

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I am grateful beyond words for the example of the lanterns shared in this memoir whose lives I hope will illuminate my children's, your children's, and the paths of countless others coming behind.--Marian Wright Edelman, from the PrefaceMarian Wright Edelman, "the most influential children's advocate in the country" (The Washington Post), shares stories from her life at the center of this century
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Guide My Feet

by Marian Wright Edelman ...

The founder of the Children's Defense Fund and author of The Measure of Our Success presents prayers and meditations to inspire all those, such as parents, teachers, and ministers, who work on the behalf of children.Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, is one of the most important moral leaders in America. Her first book, The Measure of Our Success was a #1 ... Read more

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The founder of the Children's Defense Fund and author of The Measure of Our Success presents prayers and meditations to inspire all those, such as parents, teachers, and ministers, who work on the behalf of children.Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, is one of the most important moral leaders in America. Her first book, The Measure of Our Success was a #1
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Improving the Odds for America's Children

Future Directions in Policy and Practice

by Marian Wright Edelman ...

This landmark volume commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the Children’s Defense Fund, which has been an uncompromising champion of American youth for all of those years. Yet the book looks not to the past but at our current circumstances—and at the challenges we must meet now and in the future on behalf of our young people. The book examines critical issues—prenatal and infant health and ... Read more

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This landmark volume commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the Children’s Defense Fund, which has been an uncompromising champion of American youth for all of those years. Yet the book looks not to the past but at our current circumstances—and at the challenges we must meet now and in the future on behalf of our young people. The book examines critical issues—prenatal and infant health and
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Black Girls and Adolescents

Facing the Challenges

Edited by Catherine Fisher Collins ...

This one-of-a kind book challenges the current thinking about black girls to show how America has failed them—and what can be done to make their lives better.African American girls are one of the United States' most endangered populations, yet meaningful explorations of the issues that impact their lives are almost nonexistent. In this riveting book, led by one of the African American community's ... Read more

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This one-of-a kind book challenges the current thinking about black girls to show how America has failed them—and what can be done to make their lives better.African American girls are one of the United States' most endangered populations, yet meaningful explorations of the issues that impact their lives are almost nonexistent. In this riveting book, led by one of the African American community's
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Hope for the Future

Answering God’s Call to Justice for Our Children

by Shannon Daley-Harris ...

Whether a parent or pastor, child advocate or Christian educator, professional or volunteer working with children, we yearn for both comfort and challenge, vision and validation, hope and help as we seek to make a difference in the lives of children.In Hope for the Future, Shannon Daley-Harris draws from her twenty-four years of work with the Children's Defense Fund to offer twelve meditations for ... Read more

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Whether a parent or pastor, child advocate or Christian educator, professional or volunteer working with children, we yearn for both comfort and challenge, vision and validation, hope and help as we seek to make a difference in the lives of children.In Hope for the Future, Shannon Daley-Harris draws from her twenty-four years of work with the Children's Defense Fund to offer twelve meditations for
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The Time In Between

A memoir of hunger and hope

by Nancy Tucker ...

When Nancy Tucker was eight years old, her class had to write about what they wanted in life. She thought, and thought, and then, though she didn't know why, she wrote: 'I want to be thin.'Over the next twelve years, she developed anorexia nervosa, was hospitalised, and finally swung the other way towards bulimia nervosa. She left school, rejoined school; went in and out of therapy; ebbed in and ... Read more

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When Nancy Tucker was eight years old, her class had to write about what they wanted in life. She thought, and thought, and then, though she didn't know why, she wrote: 'I want to be thin.'Over the next twelve years, she developed anorexia nervosa, was hospitalised, and finally swung the other way towards bulimia nervosa. She left school, rejoined school; went in and out of therapy; ebbed in and
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