Stories That Inspire. Voices That Lead.
From history to headlines, our blog connects the fight for rights to the people shaping the future. Dive into stories that challenge, uplift, and ignite the changemaker in all of us.

Statement of Jill Savitt, CEO of The National Center for Civil and Human Rights
We start our week against a backdrop of pain and injustice in our country because of the recent murders of black men and women by vigilantes and law enforcement. There is deep suffering all around us. This despair is showing

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Presents 2020 Power to Inspire Honorees
Due to COVID-19, The Center’s sixth annual event will happen live online at https://www.thecenterpowertoinspire.org through June Atlanta, Ga. (May 19, 2020) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) will present its sixth annual Power to Inspire

Mari Copeny: More Than A Pageant Queen
In the small town of Flint, Michigan, in 2016, one child sent a letter to Former President Barack Obama to advocate for environmental change in her community. Unlike many other children growing up in America—she did not have clean water.

“Our House is on Fire”: Supplementary Materials
Join us for a reading of Jeanette Winter’s “Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet”. Learn the story of Greta Thunberg, the seventeen-year-old climate activist who sparked a worldwide student movement and is demanding action

The Voice of an Untamed Heart: Victim of Circumstance amid COVID 19
I woke up this morning to rain falling and echoes of my children talking. It is a normalness that I have been accustomed to but soon I remember that it’s Sunday and I will need to flip on the television

“3,585 Miles to be an American Girl”: Supplementary Materials
3,585 Miles to be an American Girl | Supplementary Materials Join us for Nury Crawford’s reading of her book “3,585 Miles to be an American Girl”. An English & Spanish bilingual, children’s book based on one child’s journey to the