Join us in honoring leaders from diverse fields who dedicate themselves to changing the conditions that create poverty and inequity, and who work to build power in low-income communities and communities of color. “The Change Champion Awards honors people and organizations whose work is making progress toward social justice a reality” remarked Deepak Bhargava, Executive...
There have been a lot of speeches at both the Democratic and Republican Conventions, but only Jeff Bridges has spoken at both. Unfortunately, Bridges speech will not garner the much needed attention his topic deserves: ending childhood hunger in the United States. Bridges is right to bring the topic to both conventions. Fighting childhood hunger is and should be a bipartisan issue. ...
Women are more likely than their male counterparts to pursue higher education (see graph on right); and yet they still don’t make more money. Latino women make 60 cents for every dollar a man makes. African-American women make 69 cents for every dollar a man makes. Minority women are more likely to be the primary provider for the family and these differences in pay directly affect the...
It's been a long time since I really thanked my mom for all she's done raising me and caring for my grandmother, but I finally did by sending her this video. You can send to a personalized version to your beloved caregivers by going to the Give A Care website. You see, a few years back my grandmother, "Mama Fela," moved into the house where my mom and I were living in...
