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Keep Fighting Back Against Censorship Op-Ed 04/28/2023 by Svante Myrick This op-ed distributed by Trice Edney Newswire Every year, the American Library Association unveils its list of the top ten most-challenged books for the previous year. And this year, …

Confirm Better Judges -- We Can’t Afford Another Judge Kacsmaryk Op-Ed 04/21/2023 by Miranda Jayne Boyd A U.S. district court judge in Texas made a ruling, and half the nation shuddered.    This time the ruling is from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk and concerns …

Our Media Diet – Why We Need to Watch What We Consume Op-Ed 04/20/2023 by Svante Myrick My grandfather thought that PBS Newshour was so boring he nicknamed it PBS “SnoozeHour,” but he also thought it was so important, he never missed it. Every evening he …

Clarence Thomas Does Not Belong on the Supreme Court Op-Ed 04/20/2023 by Svante Myrick This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. It’s been over 30 years since Justice Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court seat once held by the great …

Qualified Immunity Is a Threat to Us All – Let’s End It Op-Ed 04/11/2023 by Miranda Jayne Boyd If you’ve followed any of the recent cases of police brutality and misconduct, or any of the thousands of cases over the last five decades, you’ve probably …

Authoritarians Want to Write Their Own Rules. We Can’t Let Them.  Op-Ed 04/06/2023 by Svante Myrick This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire So here we go again. Once more, the country is in the grip of a Donald Trump drama, when there are so …

Conservative Groups Don’t Speak for All Moms   Op-Ed 03/23/2023 by Svante Myrick This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about moms and honoring motherhood. I’ve written before …

Why we must combat Florida’s war on education Op-Ed 03/22/2023 by Svante Myrick By Sen. Shevrin Jones and Svante Myrick This piece was originally posted in the Your Turn section of the Tallahassee Democrat . As revelations pile up about the botched …

What They Call “Wokeness” We Call Respect Op-Ed 03/21/2023 by Svante Myrick Ah wokeness, the latest outrage from the Far Right. Joining the ranks of “political correctness,” wokeness has become the go-to hot-button buzzword the Far Right throws around …

Threats to Marriage Rights Are Threats to All Rights Op-Ed 03/17/2023 by Svante Myrick This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire.  If you’ve been watching what’s going on in state legislatures lately, you know that red-state lawmakers are all-in …