Mrs. Edelman, a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School, began her career in the mid-60s when, as the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense ...

Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, spoke about American citizens' obligation to combat the overwhelming presence of child poverty in a mostly full Cohen ...

As we near the one-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death on Feb. 26, Children’s Defense Fund president Marian Wright Edelman echoes Harry Belafonte’s recent call for action on the Huffington Post ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.4.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews.

The Children's Defense Fund is an American child advocacy and research group, founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman. Its motto 'Leave No Child Behind' reflects its mission to advocate on behalf of ...

Last night J.J. Abrams, Kevin Huvane, Conan O’Brien, John Cho, Jussie Smollett and scads of other boldface names joined Children’s Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman at the Beverly Wilshire ...

Marian Wright Edelman (Children's Defense Fund) and the School Superintendents of... Marian Wright Edelman (Children's Defense Fund) and the School Superintendents of Minneapolis and Saint Paul ...