Remembering Dorothy Height
Through it all, Height’s intellect and strength remained as sharp as her signature sense of style.
Too Fat to Fight
Many potential recruits are too overweight to join the armed services.
With All Deliberate Speed
We’re going back to the future with school segregation.
Remembering Jaime Escalante
His formula for student success was simple: You need a good teacher committed to working hard to educate and students committed to working hard to learn.
It’s Time to Fight Childhood Obesity
As many as 80 percent of overweight children may experience a lifetime of increased health risks.
A Worthy Goal: Feeding all our Children
The Obama administration has pledged to end child hunger in America by 2015.
Bitter Chocolate
Let’s sweeten it for everyone by helping stamp out child slavery and other abusive labor conditions.
Urban Food Deserts Threaten Children’s Health
Access to nutritious food is a matter of social justice.
Ronald McDonald’s Identity Crisis
Instead of endeavoring to reinvent Ronald as a proponent of healthy food choices, it’s time McDonald’s did some corporate soul-searching.