Parents Have Become So Convinced That Educators

So Much Of America's Tragic And Costly Failure To Care For All Its Children Stems From Our Tendency To Distinguish Between Our Own Children And Other People's Children--as If Justice Were Divisible.

Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport.

The Core Of The Culture Is Racism And How Black Men Are Viewed. They've Always Been Demonized And Seen As Threats In Our Culture. Another Holdover From Slavery. We've Got To Deal With That Core Root Of Racism And Demonization Of The Upbringing Of Black Men. Black Women Are Not Exempt By Any Means.

I Was Taught That The World Had A Lot Of Problems; That I Could Struggle And Change Them; That Intellectual And Material Gifts Brought The Privilege And Responsibility Of Sharing With Others Less Fortunate; And That Service Is The Rent Each Of Us Pays For Living - The Very Purpose Of Life And Not Something You Do In Your Spare Time Or After You Have Reached Your Personal Goals.

Dr. King Used To Say, 'i Was Sitting In The Back Of The Bus, But My Mind Was Always Up Front.' Don't Let Anybody Tell You That You Can't Do It. You Aim High And You Work Very Hard And Now I Think It's Clear That You Can Be Anything You Want To.