Earlier last year, I read a biography of Jane Adams, the founder of the settlement movement in the US who went on to play a major role in labor rights, child welfare reform, local government, women’s suffrage and more. She would eventually become the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Jane Adams was not without controversy. Notably, she was willing to compromise on racial...

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”Martin Luther King Jr. In President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory speech last week, he declared, “once again, America has bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.” This is a reference to Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous quote “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice...

I read White Fragility recently as part of a book club at my work. I am grateful I did. I found White Fragility frank, accessible, and at times deeply profound. Dr. DiAngelo provides a vocabulary and framework to understand what I have experienced in life and the broader system in which we all exist. The book articulates concepts and ideas I have encountered but never understood. This framework...

Invisible Americans is a straight-forward introduction to childhood poverty in America. It looks at the successes of various poverty alleviation programs, while shamefully highlighting our shortcomings as a society to protect those who are most vulnerable. Maldrick also argues in favor a monthly cash payment for each child under 18. Bills with this proposal have already been drafted in both the...

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