In therapy sessions, children use art to describe their lives. “Children in a Violent Society,” Edited by Joy D. Osofsky, The Guilford Press. Each year in our country at least three million children are … Read more
A street sign bearing his name stands near the pavement where he was slain, a monument to the seven-year-old boy who started a revolution in our newsroom. On the morning of October 13, 1992, Dantrell Davis was holding his mother’s … Read more
One of the first books I read when I was getting to know Chicago was Alex Kotlowitz’s “There Are No Children Here,” a vivid portrayal of the desperate lives of children growing up amid the violence of the city’s West … Read more
“I went to Vermont and showed Ernie this story, as it appeared in the magazine. I started from the back and showed him the last picture with his mom. She’s playing with … Read more
“This is, by far, the most powerful picture I’ve ever taken because it shows exactly how a child feels when they see their mother being beaten. “The boy is saying to his father, … Read more
