Recent rhetoric about immigrants has been ugly and disturbing; we would do better to remember how common the immigrant experience is.
Community Editorial Board
The Community Editorial Board (CEB) is a new CT Mirror project to amplify diverse voices and perspectives. The Connecticut Mirror invites eight to 12 community members to join the Community Editorial Board for year-long terms. During this time they will write opinion essays on their areas of expertise or interest and provide perspective to the CT Mirror news staff. Learn more about this year’s Community Editorial Board members here. Harriet Jones is the editor of the Community Editorial Board.
Home sweet home, hopefully
When a roof over your head becomes a luxury item, what do we owe to our neighbors who face the stress and disruption of eviction?
It is down to all of us to fight Islamophobia
The conflict in Gaza is leading to a rise in anti-Muslim hate around the world. We must all speak up to support our Muslim neighbors.
True community investment requires a new definition of economic development
Millions of dollars are at stake as the state awards community investment fund grants. So how are we really deciding to spend the money?
Parents: Ask your children what they believe about gender
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, Connecticut parents and educators must reassess their views of gender identity and sexuality.
Connecticut’s selective colleges could learn about admissions diversity from the NBA
From test scores to extracurricular activities to application essays to teacher and counselor recommendations, nearly every academic indicator purported to reflect student merit is highly correlated with privilege.
Who hijacked Halloween?
Urban legends abound during Halloween. Some are harmless, but others cause extreme reactions to wholly imaginary dangers.
Housing segregation persists in Middletown
Black homeownership has a storied history in Middletown. We need to take inspiration from those early pioneers to fix today’s inequities.
Speed dating to the ballot box
Conventional political debates don’t tell us much about the candidates. But there is another way we can get up-close and personal.
CT can ditch car-centric transit by adopting Stockholm’s system
A Stockholm-like approach of grafting new infrastructure onto the existing car infrastructure would help change CT’s transit culture.
It’s time to reform the CT sex offense registry
Our response to sexual offenses needs to be informed by the data on what really works to keep our communities safe.
Absent parents are hurting inner city youth in our communities
We need to acknowledge that children who grow up in single parent homes are at higher risk for social and emotional problems.
Art is fundamental to our humanity
Art is fundamental to humanity and CT schools should teach more of it, not less.
I suffered from postpartum depression and I told no one, too.
We need to offer mothers help and support; check in frequently with new moms, make sure this conversation isn’t taboo, and learn the signs.
Connecticut’s criminal justice system needs an overhaul
Rather than spotlight the Board of Pardons and Parole as the only agency in need of scrutiny, the same should be done for the entire judiciary system.