Just because the gun violence deaths in CT aren’t happening in one mass shooting, should we care less about them?
Mercy A. Quaye
Mercy A. Quaye writes a monthly column called Sightlines for CT Mirror and is the editor of CT Mirror's Community Editorial Board. In 2015 she founded and continues to lead The Narrative Project, a mission-driven communications consulting group providing communications support to non-profit organizations throughout the state. Born and raised in New Haven, Mercy has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and a master’s degree in Public Relations, Social Media and Applied Communications, both from Quinnipiac University. Her work experience includes roles as a columnist for Hearst Connecticut, Adjunct Professor of Digital Journalism at Southern Connecticut State University, radio show host, and communications specialist for advocacy, community, and educational organizations.
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Should CT adopt mandatory voting? Idea has massive cons — and some pros
This may be a horrible idea. But it is appealing because more people should be voting and we should be designing ways to make it easier.
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Meet CT Mirror’s 2023 Community Editorial Board members
CT Mirror is announcing the Community Editorial Board’s second 12-member cohort for 2023.
Posted inOpinion
Grieving Q won’t be linear — and everyone’s grief process will be different
Is grief eased when it’s collective? Or does the reality of a shared tragedy make it harder to find respite? In the case of Rep. Williams, both are true.
Posted inOpinion
Gay men are (not) the (only) ones contracting Monkeypox
Sure, men who have sex with men are at risk of contracting Monkeypox. But so is anyone who shakes someone’s hand or likes hugs.
Posted inSightlines
CT needs more political leaders from marginalized communities. Progress demands it.
People of color and with low-income backgrounds in Connecticut tend to vote Democratic. But they have too little representation within the party.
Posted inOpinion
Actually, this is the perfect time to ‘politicize’ gun violence
At this rate of mass shootings, the United States doesn’t have the luxury of waiting for a lull in the gunfire to talk about gun control.
Posted inSightlines
Young people don’t need protecting, they need a seat at the table
A sense of absolute right and wrong has, in some ways, blinded adults from meeting the needs of youth, even when they’re vocalized.
Posted inOpinion
The voices of these three Black women were ignored. It’s time for that to end.
There’s a common thread between the stories about Jada Pinkett Smith, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Lauren Smith-Fields.
Posted inOpinion
Response to crisis in Ukraine proves racism prevails, even in times of war
International sympathy for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion should apply to all refugees, no matter their color or country.
Posted inOpinion
Sightlines: We’re still struggling with a pandemic. It’s time to spend CT’s $2.2 billion surplus.
The surplus looks like a pile of money collecting dust when there are so many problems still to solve.
Posted inOpinion
Sightlines: From the cities to rural areas, Connecticut has an abortion access issue
Connecticut residents should realize we live in a glass house when it comes to abortion access.
Posted inOpinion
Sightlines: The bias that found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty sends other young people to jail
The Kyle Rittenhouse not-guilty verdict illustrates our nation’s deep beliefs about who belongs in prison and who doesn’t.
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Sightlines: It’s not critical race theory — it’s teaching for life.
If you’re like me, you’re growing increasingly impatient with the politically motivated narrative being spun about critical race theory.