The week honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day in our nation ended under a barrage of threats to King’s vision and values and attacks on long-deserved, hard-earned protections and progress for millions of people. It is a shameful moment. But it is also a …

The end of the holiday season and the start of the new year are always a time to prepare for new beginnings. The terror and turmoil that began in the first few hours of this year fueled even more uncertainty about the path ahead right now. But once again, …

On Dec. 24, 1967, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the message at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on what would be his last Christmas Eve, titled “A Christmas Sermon on Peace.” Once again, nearly six decades later, I share some of that powerful …

Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. In many homes, this is the height of a long-anticipated season of celebrations, surprises, light and joy. It is also a moment when many people across faiths are taking extra time to consider how they can share …

When poet, essayist, scholar and activist Nikki Giovanni passed away on Dec. 9, the world lost a singular voice. Young readers especially adored the dozen books she created for children, including beloved works like the Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta …

Sign up to stay connected Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. The Peacemaker taught us about the Seven Generations. He said, when you sit in council for the welfare of the people, you must not think of yourself or of your family, not even of …

(Children’s Defense Fund) – In the … say. Marian Wright Edelman is the founder and president emerita of the Children’s … Defense Fund whose mission is “Leave No Child Behind …

Sign up to stay connected Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. Banned Books Week, which is typically observed the last week of September and this year was Sept. 22-28, brings together the entire book community — including librarians, educators, …

Sign up to stay connected Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. In the middle of another national debate demonizing immigrant communities, one family has been speaking up in the midst of their own devastating tragedy to say they do not want their …

Sign up to stay connected Get the top stories of the day around the DMV. As the nation and world commemorated the anniversary of September 11 last week, I remembered again that it was a gloriously beautiful morning in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 11, …