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Social Workers’ Month: Behind the Scenes at Shelter

Shelter, Inc

Chicago’s own Jane Adams who won the Nobel Prize in 1931, Dorothy Height won the Congressional Gold Medal, Wendy Sherman was awarded the National Security Medal…all social workers of whom we are proud. Shelter’s staff have gone above and beyond to keep kids safe. But that isn’t reality.

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NASW Member Voices: What the March on Washington means 60 years later

Social Work Blog

But that economic dream for Black America has been quietly lost in our remembrances of one of the largest protests of the 20th century. But that economic dream for Black America has been quietly lost in our remembrances of one of the largest protests of the 20th century. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington. DuBois died.

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What the March on Washington means 60 years later | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

But that economic dream for Black America has been quietly lost in our remembrances of one of the largest protests of the 20th century. But that economic dream for Black America has been quietly lost in our remembrances of one of the largest protests of the 20th century. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington. DuBois died.

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We Still Have a Ways to Go

Beyond Advocacy

There is no way to know what Dr. Martin Luther King’s assessment of our progress toward racial reconciliation and healing the nation would be. I imagine he would welcome our progress and remind us of the need to do more. and we showed video clips from the PBS series Eyes on the Prize.

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Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize

Beyond Advocacy

For Black History Month, the Public Broadcasting Company (PBS) series Eyes on the Prize has been the go-to source for the most comprehensive understanding of the struggle for civil rights for black Americans. It is worth reviewing for those who have not seen it or have not watched it in a while.