{"id":4443,"date":"2022-08-19T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:33:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:33:05","slug":"the-measure-of-our-success-is-how-we-take-care-of-our-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/the-measure-of-our-success-is-how-we-take-care-of-our-children\/","title":{"rendered":"The Measure of Our Success is How We Take Care of Our Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-rmucp7-0b23921b9372ed43953f719539104522 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l70e1kct-7c810a40a11abcc1834e38e1dad07c4d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l70e1kct-7c810a40a11abcc1834e38e1dad07c4d{\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#28aeed;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l70e1kct-7c810a40a11abcc1834e38e1dad07c4d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l70e1kct-7c810a40a11abcc1834e38e1dad07c4d .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#28aeed;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l70e1kct-7c810a40a11abcc1834e38e1dad07c4d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l70e1kct-7c810a40a11abcc1834e38e1dad07c4d av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Measure of Our Success is How We Take Care of Our Children <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l70eaut3-29c9f98a8f9152844483e933f93affbc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l70eaut3-29c9f98a8f9152844483e933f93affbc{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l70eaut3-29c9f98a8f9152844483e933f93affbc hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70e2lw2-5645094d3ec61d0219b1f68c79d29f43 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Observations from Stacey DeWitt, CEO, Director and Executive Producer on the documentary Defining US<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><em>Defining US, Children at the Crossroads of Change\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/definingus?utm_source=linktree_profile_share\">now\u00a0available for\u00a0download<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>across all major VOD platforms, including Apple TV, Prime Video, iTunes, and many more. The film, distributed by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitasventures.com\/our-films\/\">Gravitas Ventures<\/a><\/strong>, is the first in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/the-documentary\/\"><b>documentary series<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>focused on improving the health and well-being of America\u2019s children in changing times. The film takes audiences inside the nation&#8217;s largest school systems to see and hear the untold stories of educators and students who are the center of a culture war in our nation&#8217;s schools. The battle threatens over 3 million educators and 50 million students and potentially has the most harmful impact on students of color.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Historically part of a marginalized minority more likely to fail than succeed, our Black and Brown students have now become the majority of America&#8217;s youth, creating a seismic shift in numbers, beliefs, and culture. When the minority becomes a majority, it&#8217;s a revolution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-q7r5a3-aaa9ffbf706132a467bcd46408ab3b6e\">\n.flex_column.av-q7r5a3-aaa9ffbf706132a467bcd46408ab3b6e{\npadding:40px 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-q7r5a3-aaa9ffbf706132a467bcd46408ab3b6e av_one_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l70e98ak-1d791cb105252dca5413e98d9546c8a4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l70e98ak-1d791cb105252dca5413e98d9546c8a4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l70e98ak-1d791cb105252dca5413e98d9546c8a4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l70e98ak-1d791cb105252dca5413e98d9546c8a4 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  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https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/BARUCH-COLLEGE.00_59_48_20.Still004-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/BARUCH-COLLEGE.00_59_48_20.Still004-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/BARUCH-COLLEGE.00_59_48_20.Still004-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/BARUCH-COLLEGE.00_59_48_20.Still004-1320x743.png 1320w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/BARUCH-COLLEGE.00_59_48_20.Still004.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-28fyyz-5288173512a748e3649e63124688a6d2 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l70fa8ju-68d1d3ed85d9c7c2acbc65372807efc7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l70fa8ju-68d1d3ed85d9c7c2acbc65372807efc7{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l70fa8ju-68d1d3ed85d9c7c2acbc65372807efc7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70ecv56-c19df149f7958749b74219a3cac01ae8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">&#8220;We know that the browning of this county has caused anxiety among many people,&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">says Paul Forbes, CEO of Leading with Hearts and Minds and former Executive Director of Diversity and Equity with the NYC Department of Education.\u00a0<em>&#8220;We now have the power and the platform, and we are going to stand up,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>says Forbes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-k2sjjf-1cb7b5d24d48f004e0ccdc2b65cbed19 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70efgjc-c922b9f01e64d6e5d489e014a0d39e0a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The film takes audiences inside the nation&#8217;s largest school systems to help us learn how to better understand each other and ourselves in complex and divided times. Through educators&#8217; passionate, credible voices and students&#8217; inspirational, persuasive stories, we learn why and how open, constructive conversations about race and other social issues are the lifeblood of our identity and fundamental to our humanity as both individuals and a nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ig7hm3-a821a33ef38af785c98933b5d75dd047 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1rb46j-82ff792d2ba275631173fba3bc9ce8b2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1rb46j-82ff792d2ba275631173fba3bc9ce8b2{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1rb46j-82ff792d2ba275631173fba3bc9ce8b2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70ej11t-71ceeb0018d95d772d85383495699bd5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">&#8220;Are we in education to control and be in power over others or are we in education to liberate and empower others?&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">asks Alison Yoshimoto Towery<em>,\u00a0<\/em>Chief Academic Officer of Los Angeles Unified School District.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">I believe\u00a0<em>Defining US<\/em>\u00a0lifts teachers and students as a voice of reason in the divisive national dialogue that threatens America&#8217;s freedoms and future.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column 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srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/Bennett-Lieberman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/Bennett-Lieberman.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bsll7f-41e8d4eb93813b9948fb2affe6762b67 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a5d68b-cf1299ab1031146fa592a4269f6d9cb7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-a5d68b-cf1299ab1031146fa592a4269f6d9cb7{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-a5d68b-cf1299ab1031146fa592a4269f6d9cb7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70emyrn-774e2ad568004d48f526358f5a73cbd4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">&#8220;<em>This is the United States of America. Everyone is supposed to have the same opportunities,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>says Bennett Lieberman, Principal of Central Park East High School in New York City. &#8220;<em>If we are graduating an entire generation of teenagers out of high school that doesn&#8217;t believe they can be part of the American dream, then America is going to have a lot of problems down the road.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8pbgiz-3486c98f6412c80953dfda207952d9db av_one_full  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70exdin-f97e603e5fd21920b17fd24b8d54cd3c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The lot has been cast. America is at the crossroads of change. And our students stand in the crosshairs. The lines we draw, the silence we promote, and the division we perpetuate threaten to destroy them and us.\u00a0At a time when people are trying to figure out who we are, the documentary challenges us and calls us to remember that our children will determine who we become.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><em>The true measure of America&#8217;s heart, health, and prosperity will be determined by how we take care of our children. Their history is our history. Their future is our future. Students and educators intrinsically understand that connection as they try to create unity, hope, and healing in schools across our country every day. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7f9sln-d22176cd21ca9d1f675b7d89008bb987 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l70f6fnr-d50cb58b0e8fa678f9fd0514b8c23e13\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l70f6fnr-d50cb58b0e8fa678f9fd0514b8c23e13 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l70f6fnr-d50cb58b0e8fa678f9fd0514b8c23e13 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l70f6fnr-d50cb58b0e8fa678f9fd0514b8c23e13 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3565 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3565 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Paul-Forbes-Exec-3-300x300.png\" alt='' title='Paul Forbes Exec 3'  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Paul-Forbes-Exec-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Paul-Forbes-Exec-3-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Paul-Forbes-Exec-3-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Paul-Forbes-Exec-3-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Paul-Forbes-Exec-3-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Paul-Forbes-Exec-3.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5ic86j-2b282bdf5a5ba65b4ad75f0415975476 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l70f7hpr-e3eb4c0c2cbf171e39773804bc00d477\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l70f7hpr-e3eb4c0c2cbf171e39773804bc00d477{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l70f7hpr-e3eb4c0c2cbf171e39773804bc00d477 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70f3ag1-2275d2e162bb99c2535d7860d78f0761 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The idea to produce the film began as part of a conversation between Paul Forbes, a black educator from New York, and myself, a white filmmaker from Atlanta who have different backgrounds and perspectives but share similar hearts and minds. It was the first of many honest, sometimes uncomfortable, but always constructive conversations about race that informed the film and formed the foundation for a deeper friendship that continues today.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4flc4r-44815f2ed307dee7f426445d5bfa7f43 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l70f430j-c1d7bdd8214c3da0232cfbdb26b9c120\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l70f430j-c1d7bdd8214c3da0232cfbdb26b9c120 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l70f430j-c1d7bdd8214c3da0232cfbdb26b9c120 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l70f430j-c1d7bdd8214c3da0232cfbdb26b9c120 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-123 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-123 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Stacey-DeWitt-300x300.jpg\" alt='Stacey-DeWitt' title='Stacey-DeWitt'  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Stacey-DeWitt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Stacey-DeWitt-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Stacey-DeWitt-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Stacey-DeWitt-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Stacey-DeWitt-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Stacey-DeWitt.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-38y9sb-845b89d4bdf7c72e3f32b833afc2c67f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l70f9i23-1440a112f9860a237bc82ed904673984 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The nation&#8217;s two largest school systems, the New York City Department of Education and Los Angeles Unified School District, provided unprecedented access to producers along with Atlanta Public Schools, Guilford County Public Schools, and others. In addition, leading voices in education from Yale University, Columbia University, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and New York University (NYU) also participated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">I hope you join me and others in watching this film that promotes awareness and a call to meaningful action for the well-being of our children, our communities, and our country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Click\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0to get a sneak preview of the documentary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">For more information about\u00a0<em>Defining US: Children at the Crossroads of Change<\/em>, please visit\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;\">definingus.org.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Connect socially on social media\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/definingusofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;\">@definingusofficial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0on Instagram,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefiningUs?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;\">@definingus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0on Twitter,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/definingus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;\">Defining US<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0on LinkedIn, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Defining-US-110954170645043\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #4a6ee0;\">Defining US<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0on Facebook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The true measure of America&#8217;s heart, health, and prosperity will be determined by how we take care of our children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":4447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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