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Pride, Prejudice, and Power Op-Ed 06/07/2022 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . June is Pride month in the United States. In big cities and small communities, LGBTQ+ people and their friends, families, and allies will …

The Buffalo shooting should make the GOP change its 'Great Replacement Theory' rhetoric Op-Ed 05/17/2022 by Ben Jealous Great Replacement Theory and its rhetoric is seeping into conservative media. The GOP should instead be inspired by Frederick Douglass …

Pay Attention to Roe v. Wade & the Far Right’s Extreme Plans Op-Ed 05/09/2022 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . Things are about to get worse for millions of vulnerable people in our country. It looks like the far …

New ‘Dream Team’ of federal judges Op-Ed 05/05/2022 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . Something amazing just happened in the U.S. Capitol. On one day, April 27, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation …

An Extraordinary Life, Linking Past and Present Op-Ed 04/25/2022 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire . I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, …

Across America Students Must Learn All History Op-Ed 04/18/2022 This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . Black history is American history. That shouldn’t be a controversial statement. But thanks to politicians like Virginia Gov. Glenn …

Far-Right Smears of Judge Jackson Show Why We Can’t Let Them Take Power Op-Ed 04/12/2022 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by  Trice Edney Newswire . Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination …

Fighting the Corruption of Power Op-Ed 04/01/2022 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. We keep learning more about the attack on the U.S. Capitol. And we keep learning more about the many schemes former President Donald Trump …

We’re Not Letting Anybody Steal Our Joy Op-Ed 03/28/2022 by Ben Jealous This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire .  A congressional meeting room might be the last place people would expect to find joy. But joy was in the air on the opening day …

BLAVITY: What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Confirmation Will Mean To Black Gen-Zers Like Myself Op-Ed 03/24/2022 On March 23, 2022, Addison Rose, Youth Mayor of Washington, DC, published the following opinion piece in Blavity : Growing up as a Black …