“Some might wonder why an organization dedicated to education would rally thousands of children to call for an end to violence in the neighborhood, but the reason lies at the heart of our work of fighting poverty. After 25 years, our annual Children’s March for Peace in Harlem still carries an important message for us all to create a counter-narrative to the violence that devastates too many kids’ lives in America.”
Read more in Anne Williams-Isom’s op-ed on the 25th anniversary of the Children’s March for Peace here.