The “Invisible Man” Made Visible
North Carolina is making international headlines again specifically in Randolph County. On September 16, the Randolph County School Board took...
The Importance of Social Work and Politics: A Social Worker’s Call to Arms
A protester holds a sign at San Francisco International Airport during a demonstration to denounce President Donald Trump’s executive order...
What’s Going on with Moral Monday?
Future Voter at Moral Monday Protest You may have heard some buzz about a social justice movement called Moral Mondays,...
Wealth Inequality: Is the Government Controlled By The Elite?
Public policy is simply an attempt by the government to address a public issue, and how issues become public policy...
Violating Women’s Reproductive Rights in North Carolina: Denial of a Safe Abortion
Under the cover of darkness, Senate Republicans passed legislation against women’s rights Tuesday evening after only 90 minutes public notice...
Advocacy Series: Strategy, Targets, and Tactics…Oh my!
As social workers, we have a duty to make sure our clients are treated with dignity and respect, in addition...
Don’t Follow the Rules When You Can Change the Rules: Fierceness of Jane Addams
Jane Addams is known for being the mother of social work. However, she did not fit the image of the...
150 People Arrested in North Carolina During Moral Monday Protest
On June 3, 2013, more than 150 people were arrested at the North Carolina's State Legislature on what has been...
The War on Education
Social work pioneer and activist Jane Addams felt that America’s future would be determined by both family and education. She...
Advocacy Series: Advocacy for Beginners
We live in a democracy, and it takes a certain amount of citizen participation to make any democracy work. I...
The Ongoing Fight For Marriage Equality
It has been one year since Amendment One passed here in North Carolina . The marriage amendment was a hot topic around the state bringing...
The Uncharitable World of Policy: Dan Pallotta TED
One of the biggest threats that all nonprofits face is the injustice and discrimination from our own government. Our current...
North Carolina College Students say “We are Taking Our State Back”
Lobby Days and rallies are in full effect at the North Carolina General Assembly this session. Yesterday, students from all...
Family and Maternity Leave Around the World: How Does the USA Measure Up?
In the last few decades, women have been dominating the workforce because having a single income family is no longer enough...
Backward in Values: North Carolina Rolls Back Needed Programs
What happened to the progressive state we once knew here in North Carolina? This state of ours, which was once...
Poverty Simulation: Making Cents of Being Poor, Part 2
Recently, I posted about The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Poverty Simulation that was held on March 27th as...
Discrimination in North Carolina
Discrimination is reeking its ugly head in North Carolina again. Voter restrictions laws, a topic of much debate, could make...
Making Cents of Being Poor
What do we mean when we talk about “poverty and the poor”? How do we define it? How we understand...
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