A letter to parents -- A letter to teachers and educators -- A letter to neighbors and community leaders -- A letter to faith leaders -- A letter to young people : anchors and sails for life's voyage -- A letter to my grandchildren, Ellika, Zoe, Elijah, and Levi -- A letter to our leaders about America's sixth child and the cradle to prison pipeline crisis -- A letter to citizens : the creators of leaders and movements -- The mother of all issues : pregnancy and childbirth : a letter to mothers, grandmothers, and all women -- A letter to Dr. King -- A letter to God : prayers for our children, country, and world.

A founder of the Children's Defense Fund evaluates what has been achieved and what still needs to be done in order to make the nation safe and fair for children, in a series of open letters to the author's grandchildren, the nation's leaders, and Martin Luther King, Jr.