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Goldie Taylor is contributing editor at The Daily Beast and author of the forthcoming memoir, The Love You Save.Send her a tip: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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opinion

Trump’s Racist Scheme to Speed Up School-to-Prison Pipeline

ANOTHER TERRIBLE IDEA

In a rambling video message, Trump threatened to upend local juvenile justice systems around the country. The result could send more Black boys to prison.

Goldie Taylor | Published Feb 21, 2023

First She Was Raped as a Child, Then Bad Got Worse

cast a cold eye

Goldie Taylor’s unsentimental memoir describes a childhood where she never knew where the next blow might come from.

Goldie Taylor | Published Jan 14, 2023
opinion

Here Are All the Reasons Stacey Abrams Lost

IT’S ON US

Back-fence gossip and racism scuttled Abrams’ second bid for Georgia Governor before it got off the ground.

Goldie Taylor | Published Nov 12, 2022
opinion

Derek Chauvin’s Guilty and So Is the Whole Damn System

GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY

It felt like a stunning relief when Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for a murder caught on camera. Real relief will come when justice doesn’t feel like a surprise.

Goldie Taylor | Published Apr 20, 2021
opinion

GOP Pols Knew Who Taylor Greene Was—and Did Nothing

UNFIT TO SERVE

Holding your breath waiting for the GOP to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene? I’ve got news for you. You’re going to suffocate.

Goldie Taylor | Published Jan 29, 2021
opinion

After Trump’s Long Night, Kamala Ushers In a Joyous Morning

‘NOT THE LAST’

As I prepare to lay my 87-year-old aunt to rest, my sole regret is that she could not witness the first address from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Goldie Taylor | Published Nov 07, 2020
opinion

Trump’s Time Is Nearly Up, and Black Women Will See Him Out

MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA

John Lewis would be smiling today and Stacey Abrams and Nikema Williams certainly are as Georgia is on the verge of rejecting Trump and decades of attempts to thwart Black voters.

Goldie Taylor | Published Nov 06, 2020
opinion

This Is Why Black Voters Don’t Trust Mayor Pete

‘I DON’T NEED YOU’

As Mayor Pete brings his campaign to the cradle of the civil rights movement, I wonder: What would Martin say?

Goldie Taylor | Published Nov 20, 2019

Warren Pregnancy Story: No Shock to Millions of Brave Women

UNEQUAL PROTECTION

A conservative news site thought they had the “goods” on Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Instead, they opened a national conversation on the realities of gender discrimination in America.

Goldie Taylor | Published Oct 09, 2019
opinion

Dallas Jurors Stand Their Ground and Convict Cop for Murder

‘SCARED TO DEATH’

The most damning part of the prosecution’s case against Amber Guyger isn’t that she shot an unarmed black man. It’s what she did next.

Goldie Taylor | Published Oct 01, 2019

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