Benjamin Todd Jealous

The difference between a child's aspiration and that family's situation, is the exact measurement of that family's frustrations.

Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans.

Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them. It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation's police departments.

With all the other -isms that we deal with, that sort of nameless -ism that we have in too many of our hearts against the poor in this country is what wounds us most broadly.