Our Kevin M. Goldberg talks to Michael Paul Williams about the importance of a free press.

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Still time to register for Dec. 11 free virtual seminar w/ an all-star lineup of speakers! Vanderbilt Sports & Society & the Rev. James Lawson Institute for the Study of Nonviolent Movements partner for a discussion of sports, activism, platforms & power
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“ #JFK struggled to negotiate the rise of #BlackActivism , passing #CivilRights legislation & losing the South,” says #leadershipstudies prof Julian Hayter via Michael Paul Williams's column on #JohnFKennedy 's legacy 60 years after his assassination. @URNews2use @RTDNews sl.richmond.edu/nU

Excellent watchdog journalism by Anna Bryson

.⁦Michael Paul Williams⁩ column: “@GovernorVa’s clearly banking on ‘Parents Matter’ sloganeering to make him a national darling of the GOP. But the entire movement is built on a lie.” richmond.com/opinion/column…

Important from ⁦Michael Paul Williams⁩ - and not just because he quotes me🤪 ‘Teachers have always welcomed parents as key in their children’s education…notion that we’re somehow pitting parents against teachers is absolutely antithetical to student success.” richmond.com/opinion/column…

#Leadershipstudies professor and historian Julian Hayter weighs in on the debate about #teaching the #history of #race and #racism in American #PublicSchools . #K12 #BlackHistory #censorship Michael Paul Williams RTD Opinions UR Media & PR sl.richmond.edu/mp

“I really have a problem with a mayor and City Council that says for developers to get what they need, they can come to the bargaining table and get millions of our money…but for South Side to get child care they have to go to the blackjack table.” richmond.com/opinion/column…

The newspaper’s 98-year-old owner died under the stress. This is what a police state looks like. This is what an authoritarian state looks like. npr.org/2023/08/14/119…

Come thruuuuu Michael Paul Williams Make it make sense shawty.

“Hickory Hill lies in a documented heat island that hastens illness and shortens life spans. The fire facility and burn tower provide no intrinsic value to a neighborhood that needs cleaner air and greener spaces — not smoke and mirrors.” 🔥 Michael Paul Williams
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Thrilled for the city to hire its first urban forester! This is the success of collective advocacy and elected officials prioritizing climate action.

Shoutout to Reforest Richmond, Sierra Club Virginia Falls of the James Group and Southside ReLeaf for leading this effort.

The Youngkin administration has three times stripped the state health department website of information: on abortion, sexual health and now LGBTQ+ youth resources.
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Always an honor to have a critical conversation on religion, politics, and American democracy with The Pulitzer Prizes winning columist Michael Paul Williams. 'Pat Robertson transformed American religion and politics for the worse' | richmond.com/opinion/column… via RTD Opinions

Latest Michael Paul Williams Williams column: UVA's tracking of political ideology is 'McCarthyite' richmond.com/opinion/column…

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“The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.” 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Sounds non-negotiable.

CNN is grossly irresponsible in providing a town hall platform for an insurrection inciter to spout his usual lies and dissembling. For audience?Normalizing Donald Trump is hazardous to the health of our democracy. #CNNTownhall

I appreciated this evening’s thoughtful discussion about the common grounds of experience among the Black and Jewish Communities. Thank you to Initiatives of Change and the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond for hosting such an excellent panel conversation.

#HarryBelafonte 'was more committed to the cause of civil rights than his own career development,” said #leadershipstudies prof Julian Hayter. A Michael Paul Williams column remembers the iconic singer, actor, & #civilrights activist, who died Tues. Richmond Times-Dispatch UR Media & PR sl.richmond.edu/iO