The 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s State of the Union address in which he declared a “war on poverty” offered lawmakers across the political spectrum a chance to reflect on the country ...

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In 2005, Nelson Mandela gave his now famous speech at the Make Poverty History rally in London’s Trafalgar Square. Addressing a staggering crowd of 22,000 people, Nelson Mandela, along with Bob Geldof ...

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson gave one of the most important State of the Union speeches in American history. Championing the cause of racial and economic equality, he promised, “This ...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari criticized Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State address Wednesday morning as a victory lap that failed to offer any comfort for Californians who are ...

10 years ago today, Nelson Mandela gave this inspirational speech to 20,000 people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square. It became a rallying cry for many of us on the journey to end extreme poverty.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman is looking to reauthorize federal acts and pass recidivism reduction legislation as follow-up to the anti-poverty speech he delivered earlier this week. But Jeffrey Diver, ...

and government in fighting poverty. He spoke at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, as a Catholic university, carries forward a great tradition of social teaching.

At a global forum of philanthropists and social entrepreneurs in England, Maryland’s new governor urged a collective approach to addressing poverty Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) gave one of the keynote ...

As he accepted the coveted Heisman trophy, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow addressed the children in his hometown of Athens, Ohio, where thousands of residents live in poverty. Burrow struggled to speak, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — As he accepted the coveted Heisman ...