by Charles E Lewis Jr | Mar 15, 2026
Attendees at the inaugural Social Work Day on the Hill reception in 2015 March is Social Work Month, and CRISP is bringing social workers to the nation’s capital to recognize and celebrate our contributions to society through our engagement with Congress and the...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Mar 9, 2026
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver In the age of performative, often dysfunctional leadership that we witness daily in the current administration and in the halls of Congress, Sheila Y. Oliver’s life provides a superb example of...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Mar 5, 2026
President Trump’s decision to join Israel in launching massive aerial attacks on Iran is the latest and most frightening example of the authoritarian tendencies that have unnerved the majority of Americans. According to an October 2025 survey by the Public Religion...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Feb 18, 2026
Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson’s life had purpose: to improve the lives of as many people as possible. That is an epitaph that many of us would be happy to leave. He began his journey as a confidant to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as they worked to help people...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Jan 29, 2026
I am certain many social workers, like me, have been consumed by the trauma faced daily by residents of Minneapolis, especially those who have taken it upon themselves to exercise what they believe is their civic responsibility to protest the brutal overreach of the...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Jan 12, 2026
Hundreds of social work researchers, faculty, and students nationwide are gathering in the nation’s capital this week for the Society of Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference at Washington, DC’s Marriott Marquis Hotel, with a focus on the theme, “Leading...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Nov 13, 2025
Millions of Americans suffered significant losses during the most recent federal government shutdown—the longest in the nation’s history. If there were any winners from this standoff, it is the Democratic Party. By forcing Trump and Republicans to take a stance...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Oct 21, 2025
This blog post title is borrowed from Michael Anasara’s memoir of his decades-long journey on the front lines of social movements in the United States, beginning with his teenage years in Massachusetts as a white male who found his way to segregated lunch counters...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Oct 1, 2025
On September 16, I had the distinct pleasure of moderating a meeting of the minds with three social work research scholars who have been engaged in shaping policies designed to support the development of children in the United States for decades. I’ve known fellow...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Sep 9, 2025
From left: Dr. Carla Hayden, Dr. Lisa Cook, and Gwynne Wilcox Black women have borne the brunt of Donald Trump’s ire. No doubt he’s spent countless hours fuming over the fact that Kamala Harris had the temerity to challenge him for his self-anointed role of President...
by Charles E Lewis Jr | Jul 24, 2025
From left: Dr. Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Victor Armstrong, Dr. Altha Stewart, and Dr. Anthony Estreet. The crisis of black youth suicide continues to ring alarms. On Thursday, July 10, dozens of researchers, practitioners, advocates, policymakers, and people with lived...
