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Marian Wright Edelman

10/27/2020

Taking Helm at Children’s Defense Fund, Rev. Starsky Wilson Sees ‘Generational Work’ Ahead

Megan Conn

The Rev. Starsky Wilson, St. Louis pastor and foundation president, will become president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund later this year. Credit: Children’s Defense Fund.
For nearly 50 years, the advocacy work of the Children’s Defense Fund has been closely tied to its legendary founder, civil rights leader Marian Wright Edelman, 81.

9/3/2020

Children’s Defense Fund Announces Historic Leadership Change

The Imprint staff reports

Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, is retiring later this year and will become President Emerita
One of America’s most prominent child welfare groups, the Children’s Defense Fund, is saying goodbye to co-founder and longtime leader Marian Wright Edelman, and welcoming a new CEO at this crucial time in history.

Youth Services Insider

11/16/2018

Marian Wright Edelman, Founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, Stepping Aside After 45 Years

John Kelly

Marian Wright Edelman, one of the nation’s most famous advocates for vulnerable children and families, is transitioning to president emerita status after nearly five decades at the helm of the Washington, D.C.-based

7/9/2012

CDF’s First National Conference in Nearly 10 Years

Tasion Kwamilele

The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) will gather 3,000 educators, researchers, teachers, and advocates to host its first national conference in nearly ten years from July 22nd – 25th in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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