Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in "Brown v. Board of Education" that: "Segregation of white and Negro children in the public schools of a State solely on the basis of race, pursuant to state laws permitting or requiring such segregation, denies to Negro children the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment--even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors of white and Negro schools may be equal." Even with a half-century to digest this notion and implement and enforce policies to make equality a reality, the United States today is still a country of "separate and unequal." In fact, there is a growing gap between rich and poor children, and between black, white, and Latino children. In this article, the authors suggest a comprehensive plan that will address this widening gap. They believe that it is time to work collaboratively and strategically on behalf of the nation's children who are suffering in poverty, violence, hunger, and homelessness; to hold elected officials accountable for their words, their deeds, and their voting records; and to reaffirm the appropriate role of government in providing a social safety net for poor children. (Contains 12 endnotes.)