The Department of Justice has found that Connecticut’s detention center for boys is ‘violating children’s civil rights and the federal disabilities act.’
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. Mercy A. Quaye is the first-ever editor of the Community Editorial Board.
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The 2nd Amendment doesn’t say that
Gov. Ned Lamont has presented a new $64 million gun-control package. Some of his proposals are smart and strong, while others merely sound smart and make us feel good.
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Why driving needs to feel less safe
The illusion of safety and comfort that car design and street infrastructure have provided leads to more dangerous driving and more deaths.
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The case for mental health support for Black women
There is a higher incidence of young Black girls attempting suicide than by their white counterparts. How did we get here?
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The ghost of Trayvon Martin in Connecticut
I was a relatively new parent when Trayvon Martin was fatally shot 10 years ago.
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Vaccine mandates in higher ed: Legal and justified
The legal status of COVID vaccine mandates at universities has been affirmed on numerous occasions by the courts, starting last July.
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Thriving communities are abundant in public art
Nothing revitalizes and brings our communities and people together more than the arts.
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Stigma after death from the CT Department of Correction
The Department of Correction can continue to inform the public when people in their custody die from COVID-19 without stigmatizing and debasing their lives.
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Who benefits from new housing?
If we want to build a just and equitable society, we need to consider the voices of those who benefit from new development – our children, new families, job-seekers – not just those content with preserving the status quo.
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To Connecticut parents ‘new normal’ means ‘you are on your own’
The phrase “the new normal” is like nails on a chalkboard, as we know firsthand the true nature of pandemic parenting: nothing is truly normal.