This Black History Month, Fight for the Freedom to Learn
February 7, 2024 | More than ever, we need to protect our schools, libraries, and kids from censors and book banners. Our country will be better for it.
Articles by Svante Myrick
I Still Believe in Norman Lear’s America
January 17, 2024 | Ours was an unlikely friendship. But the late Hollywood legend, honored at this year’s Emmys, was the most principled and decent person I ever met.
Bogus ‘Edutainment’ May Be Coming to a Classroom Near You
September 13, 2023 | A far-right propaganda network is churning out subpar, silly, and inaccurate school curricula. Here’s how to fight back for our children’s future.
Fighting Censorship Is a Proud American Tradition
June 28, 2023 | Groups claiming to celebrate "liberty" are calling for book bans. That’s un-American and wrong.
Armed and Afraid: The High Price of Fear
April 26, 2023 | As more senseless shootings claim lives, it’s time to turn away from apocalyptic rhetoric and focus on what actually makes us safer.
All Communities Must Speak Out Against Anti-Semitism
March 1, 2023 | As far-right violence against Jewish people rises, the Jewish idea of an “eruv” can teach us all to enlarge our humanity.
This MLK Day, Let’s Learn the Right Lessons from History
January 11, 2023 | Dr. King was a giant, but history is also made by ordinary people standing up for what’s right. That takes all of us.
Facing Down Bigotry — and a Pandemic
May 13, 2020 | Against harassment and bigotry, Asian-American officials are finding ways to care for their communities through this crisis.