Your Black Education: Marian Wright Edelman Screams For The Children
Iconic activist and child advocate, Marian Wright Edelman, speaks to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! In this discussion, Edelman expresses deep concern over the level of indifference directed at the plight of young children of every color. Eldeman worries that the dream Dr. King had, has never been granted a chance at fruition; and the ” triple evils” of racism, economic exploitation and militarism, which he warned of, have become part and parcel of our humanity. She also admonishes, in a prophetic tone, that its time to “begin to get our heads screwed on straight and to begin to invest in the future and in our young people today.” If not, Marian Edelman, who is founder and president of Children’s Defense Fund, is certain that such inaction would “topple America’s leadership in the world in the future.” Marian Wright Edelman furthermore urges the world to pay more close attention to tomorrow’s inhabitants:
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Your Black Life: Haiti Homeless Count Reaches One Million
Haiti’s Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis has said that a series of storms may have left as many as one million Haitians without a home.
Ms Pierre-Louis, who has called on the international community to more assistance, said part of the city of Gonaives might have to be moved.
She said the whole country has been devastated by four storms which struck in just over three weeks.
The problem was too great for Haiti to deal with on its own, she added.
“We need major support and it is time for the world to understand that,” she said.
“We’ve suffered too much in this country.”
Strong winds and torrential rains over the past month have battered Haiti’s already fragile infrastructure and left more than 550 people dead.
Ms Pierre-Louis told the BBC that part of the city of Gonaives, which was almost completely destroyed by the hurricanes, may now have to be built elsewhere.
She also admitted that unless victims of the storms receive more help, rising discontent could force her from office.
Your Black Life: How To Eliminate Poverty (Part 2) — Shannon Joyce Prince
Poverty: Policies and Possibilities (Part 2 — Read: Part 1)
By: Shannon Joyce Prince
Contributing Writer – YourBlackWorld.com
Imagine a program that built a childcare center which gave teens construction work experience, used Department of Agriculture funds to pay poor women to cook for poor children, taught poor women to become day care teachers and run day cares, and helped poor women get their GED’s. Imagine this program also provided mortgage counseling and founded a health center that provided forty local women with jobs. Now imagine the program was run almost entirely by black welfare mothers. Such a program did once exist. It was called Operation Life. It was at its peak during the 70’s and 80’s and is detailed in the book Storming Caesar’s Palace by Annelise Orleck.
Operation Life was based on the principle that the poor themselves are the experts on poverty and many current successful programs make that adage their foundation. […]
Another factor in reducing poverty is looking for creative solutions that solve multiple problems. […]
For example, many poor neighborhoods have constructed community gardens in vacant lots. In Philadelphia, crime on some blocks dropped 90% after the creation of community gardens […]
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