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Texas Democrats Are Getting into ‘Good Trouble’ Op-Ed 07/16/2021 This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . One year after the death of the great civil rights icon John Lewis, a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers is following Lewis’s lifelong …

The Insurrection and the Lost Cause Op-Ed 07/02/2021 This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . A violent insurrection engulfed the U.S. Capitol just six months ago. One United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died and other Capitol …

New Hope on Shelby Anniversary Op-Ed 06/25/2021 This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority prevailed in a case that undermined one of the crowning achievements of the 1960s civil rights …

Three Urgent Steps to Defend Democracy from Cynics and Skeptics Op-Ed 06/21/2021 This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . The far-right attack on voting rights is fierce. And the unwillingness of some Senate Democrats to challenge rules that …

THE NATION: The Right’s War on History and Truth Op-Ed 06/15/2021 This op-ed by People For the American Way President Ben Jealous was published in The Nation on June 15, 2021. History is contested because the telling of history is powerful. President Joe …

Black Churches Have Moral Authority to Defend the Black Vote Op-Ed 06/14/2021 This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . During the civil rights movement’s struggle against discrimination and voter suppression in Jim Crow America, the Black …

Power and Pride to the People! Op-Ed 06/07/2021 This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . Happy Pride month to Black LGBTQ readers and to all of us who love LGBTQ people! June has become the traditional month for Pride celebrations in honor of …

Don’t Let Senate Republicans Keep Us From Learning the Truth About the Attack on the Capitol Op-Ed 06/01/2021 This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . Republicans in the U.S. Senate are a threat to our democracy. Here’s the latest proof: …

It’s Time for a Black Woman on the Supreme Court Op-Ed 05/25/2021 This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . I am eager to see a brilliant Black woman serving as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. I hope to celebrate her swearing-in later this year. …

THE ADVOCATE: Act Locally to End Anti-Black, Anti-LGBTQ Police Violence Op-Ed 05/18/2021 This op-ed by People For the American Way President Ben Jealous and the National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director David Johns was published in The Advocate …