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“When I see there are efforts to keep us from our history, I see there are other ways and other means.” Powerful #Juneteenth piece by my brilliant The OpEd Project colleague Kelly Jean Kelly, with insights from the equally brilliant Deborah Douglas washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/06…

Proximity to Whiteness Will Not Protect You @theopedproject #publicvoices knock-la.com/proximity-to-w…

🤩 Our Public Voices Fellows have been doing some absolutely incredible work! Check out what they’ve been writing & sharing in this week’s Media Buzz! The OpEd Project

Move past the trauma to solutions. @theopedproject #publicvoices theopinionpages.com/2025/06/moving…

Every Thursday, we host a 45-minute working session—open to all—in which an Editor in Residence discusses ideas, live edits a few op-ed drafts submitted by participants (like you), offers strategic advice on pitching, and answers questions. You can come with an idea or draft

Great piece on Newsweek by Teresa Puente, senior leader and coach with The OpEd Project, calling out the dehumanizing effect of misnaming Latinos — like calling Senator Alex Padilla “Jose” — and warns how it fuels dangerous immigration policies and ICE abuses. Read:

A must read by Teresa Puente @theopedproject #publicvoices newsweek.com/say-my-namewe-…

👉🏾 Vanessa Valenti and Courtney Martin co-founded FRESH Speakers, an intentionally small speakers bureau filled with some of the country's true geniuses; an online thought leadership training program that breaks the mold on how to teach people to get out in the world and change it,

Make Housing More Secure, Not Less: Domestic Violence Survivors Need Safety @theopedproject #publicvoices #housing #domesticviolence thefulcrum.us/governance-leg…

Power of One: What Tyler Perry’s Hiring of Sinbad Teaches About Clemency and Second Chances @theopedproject #publicvoices #transformativejustice thefulcrum.us/democracy/crim…

Tragedy awaits unless immigration is viewed with fresh eyes @theopedproject #publicvoices University of Illinois University of Illinois System Ann Abbott #immigration news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-… via The News-Gazette

Friends--we're hosting a talk with the brilliant Courtney Martin and Vanessa Valenti that may be of interest for anyone developing their public speaking practice and so much more - this Tuesday @ 7pm ET with The OpEd Project theopedproject.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

The Story Only You Can Tell: Crafting and Pitching Your Memoir When your personal story has larger implications, how do you connect with a larger audience? Natasha S. Alford, one of The OpEd Project's journalist mentors, grew up between two worlds as the daughter of an African

Check out this conversation with micheleweldon, senior leader and fellowship coach with The OpEd Project!

Chicago Sun-Times So proud to know Jacqueline through The OpEd Project #publicvoices fellowship inaugural Northwestern cohort. Excellent work!

Own Your Growth at Work: The Power of Self-Accountability A great piece by Nadira Ramcharan,MBA, Operations Manager of The OpEd Project, in which she argues that while systemic change is vital, personal accountability—especially for underrepresented professionals—is a powerful, often

Thank You, Cassie Ventura. Your Voice Broke the Silence for Millions of Survivors. Her testimony against Sean “Diddy” Combs echoes far beyond the courtroom—offering truth, strength and solidarity to survivors everywhere. Letter written by micheleweldon, senior leader and coach