Millions of young people are applying to hundreds of jobs and hearing nothing back. This is not just about statistics. It is about our future. My lastest @StarTribune column: The unlucky generation? Gen Z’s struggle to find work is real. #GenZ www.startribune.com/opinion-the-...

I refuse to stay silent while my friend Kendyll Locke is attacked. Since our teen years, we have worked side by side for justice. If standing up for what is right is a “Black job,” then Gen Z & especially Black #GenZ, will always show up for the work. @jasmineforus.bsky.social #BlackExcellence

Since Columbine, America has passed fear down like an inheritance. Last week in Minneapolis, two more children were lost. This cannot be the story of yet another childhood. My column in the Star Tribune: www.startribune.com/gen-alpha-sc...

Three political spaces are shaping our future. One is rooted in institutions. One speaks in digital disruption. One lives in culture. They rarely speak to each other. At the #DNC meeting, I reflected on why Gen Z must become the bridge. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/haleytay...

“You’re fired” should have stayed on TV. Under President Trump it has become a painful reality for Black women, with more than 300,000 pushed out of the labor force in three months. An America that discards Black women discards its own future. www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu... #BlackWomen

The ad played on “jeans.” My column looks at what truly matters: inheritance. Genes shape appearance. Inheritance shapes the American experience through memory, resilience, and truth carried forward. Read here: www.startribune.com/sydney-sween...

The ad said Sydney Sweeney has great “jeans.” My column looks at what that pun missed. Inheritance in America is not fabric or aesthetics. It is memory, resilience, and truth. Read here: www.startribune.com/sydney-sween...

Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...

Watching my friend, TX Rep. Nicole Collier, take a courageous stand at the Capitol. She refuses to bow to rules designed to silence voices & mask a racist assault on voting rights. Her resolve is a reminder that representation is never granted. It is won, defended, & made sacred through struggle.

60 years ago, the Voting Rights Act promised every vote would count. Today, that promise is under attack, not by accident but by design. This anniversary is not a celebration. It is a warning. My latest in InsightNews: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

With all the posts circulating about Angel Reese and the fake “$1400 a week” quote, I wanted to share my column on the importance of trusted Black news media. More importantly, we should all be asking ourselves: are we media literate? www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

Minnesota is not just a place. It is a story. And what gets remembered depends on who gets to tell it. My latest column in InsightNews reflects on a powerful night at Strive Bookstore & the legacy of Black lawyers in Minnesota. Read: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu... #BlackLawyers

Two Gen Z #HERstory makers at #NBA100. One’s 22 & a lawyer. One’s 16 & getting her PhD. Both proud Sigma Gamma Rho women living the mission: Great Service, Greater Progress. Pretty poodles, always on purpose. #NBACentennial #Greater #PrettyPoodles #SGRho1922 #SGRho

Honored to join my friend & #SGRho Soror Alena McQuarter as panelist at the #NBA100 Respect Yourself & Walk with Purpose mentorship event. It was powerful to connect with the next gen of young women & be part of such an inspiring conversation. #NBACentennial #BlackLawyers

Deep in the work of writing my publisher pitch proposal. It’s the first time I’ve had to put every part of the book on paper. Not just the chapters, but the audience, the plan, the promise. Sharing a moment from the process. #OnThePage #GenZAuthor #BookInProgress #WritingLife

When you’re told to “lean in” but rent, debt, & burnout say otherwise, the Gen Z stare says it all. My latest for the @startribune.com on why we’re not performing enthusiasm for broken systems: www.startribune.com/viral-tiktok... #Genzstare #GenZ

Honored to speak this Saturday at the National Bar Association's 100th Annual Convention in Chicago. Joining my friend & #SGRho Soror Alena McQuarter for “Respect Yourself & Walk with Purpose” to help mentor the next generation of young women. Proud NBA member. #NBA100 #NBACentennial

The 14th Amendment was written in blood to answer one question: Who belongs? Now that answer is under attack. From Wong Kim Ark to Trump threatening Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship, this is not just politics. It is history looping back. haleytaylorschlitz.substack.com/p/birthright...

President Obama said Democrats need to "toughen up." But for Black women, we never had the luxury of not being tough. In my latest column for InsightNews, I reflect on what it really means to carry the weight of democracy. Read here: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

Crockett: It seems like blue states are constantly putting red states on life support yet we got these little red states that ain’t contributing nothing.

The 14th Amendment was written in blood to answer 1 question: Who belongs? Now that answer is under attack. From Wong Kim Ark to Trump threatening Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship, this is not just politics. It is history looping back. Read my latest: haleytaylorschlitz.substack.com/p/birthright...

The DOJ is demanding Minnesota’s full voter roll and details on how it screens for noncitizens, despite at least two questions having no clear basis in federal law. The move raises serious concerns about federal overreach. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Tapes of Epstein talking about Trump labeled 'too hot': president's biographer

Welcome to the Loop. History is not just repeating. It is circling back in sharper ways. My new column connects the past to this moment of raids, detention sites, and AI invoking fascism. This is how it happens. Read Looping the Past here: open.substack.com/pub/haleytay...

Target stepped back. The @vikings.social stepped forward. In my new column, I explore what it means to lead on equity & why Minnesota’s lesson matters for the whole country. Leadership is not a statement. It is a stand. www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

Big news: I just signed with Nordlyset Literary Agency to begin writing my first book. This one’s personal. It’s for Gen Z. It’s about power, identity & why the process matters. Come with me on the journey: open.substack.com/pub/haleytay...

One signature. A lifetime dream. I just signed with Nordlyset Literary Agency to write my first solo book. I'm not revealing the topic yet, but I’ll be sharing the journey. From idea to impact. Let’s see where this goes. #GenZAuthor #BookInProgress #OnThePage

Two visions of power. A Trump budget filled with cuts & giveaways. A grassroots win in NYC that proved trust is earned, not assumed. What do they have in common? Everything. My latest Substack: Who do you trust to fight for your future? open.substack.com/pub/haleytay...

I’ve launched my Substack. My first post is a reflection on why I write. Before the courtroom or the classroom, writing was how I made sense of the world. It still is. This is where I’ll be honest, curious, and unfiltered. I hope you’ll read along. open.substack.com/pub/haleytay...

Thank you to KARE 11 for covering this story. I spoke with Danny Spewak about my Star Tribune column on the CDC cuts to drowning prevention. Black & Brown children are at risk. This decision cannot go unnoticed.

They drained the pool then. Now they are draining the data. The Trump administration eliminated the CDC’s drowning prevention team. Black & brown children will pay the price. My latest Star Tribune column explains why this matters & what must happen next: www.startribune.com/trump-drowni...

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett speaks with a clarity & courage that resonates deeply with my generation. I wrote about what her leadership means to Gen Z women who see ourselves in her voice and vision. @repjasmine.bsky.social Read my column in InsightNews: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

What may look like a clash of billionaires is something far more dangerous. The Trump v Musk battle is a fight for the soul of MAGA & its outcome carries deep consequences for Black America. I explored this in December. The warning signs are louder now. www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

President Biden paid his respects to Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark as they lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol. Meanwhile, the entity in the White House played golf. Thank you, sir, for honoring our fallen Dems and continuing to show your character and decency at every turn. #Respect

“We the People” was never meant to include us. A law student argued it should stay that way. A judge gave him the top award. This is not academic debate. It is a strategy to roll back civil rights through the courts. My latest column for @InsightNews: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

“We the People” was never meant to include us. A law student argued it should stay that way. A judge gave him the top award. This is not academic debate. It is a strategy to roll back civil rights through the courts. My latest column for InsightNews: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...

No speeches. No signs. Just candles. At the Capitol vigil, we stood together and let the silence speak. Read my column in the @startribune.com : www.startribune.com/minnesota-la...

John and Yvette Hoffman urged all to “work together to return to a level of civility that allows us all to live peacefully.”

Today we celebrate #Juneteenth, the end of slavery and a proud moment in our nation's journey to true freedom. The fight continues for everyone, no matter what we look like or where we come from, to be treated with dignity, respect, and receive a fair return on their work. #BetterInAUnion

Melissa Hortman was a voice for justice and a model of public service. But honoring her means doing more than mourning. It means asking hard questions & confronting what many are still unwilling to name. My latest in InsightNews www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu... #Minnesota #Justice #Democracy

Starting Juneteenth in Minnesota, I keep Dr. Opal Lee close to my heart. She walked to bring the truth about American history into the light, with Black freedom at its center. She shaped my understanding of justice, legacy & the quiet power of persistence. #Juneteenth #OpalLee

We love you, Melissa and Mark.

Here at the Minnesota Capitol tonight, we gather in silence and candlelight to honor Speaker Melissa Hortman & her husband, Mark. This is a moment of grief, of witness, & of quiet strength. We remember. We carry their light.

Suspected assassin Vance Boelter is seen during his arrest in Sibley County following a two-day manhunt in Minnesota. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said eight teams crawled in ditches to corral Boelter before “he eventually surrendered peaceably," Fletcher said. Photo provided by Bob Fletcher.

Boelter was arrested Sunday night and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder.

Thank you to all in law enforcement who worked relentlessly to locate and arrest this suspect. It was a mammoth and heroic effort.

Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman was a friend who worked with Gabby to stop gun violence. We’re thinking of her children, who've now lost both their parents, and we’re praying for Sen. Hoffman and his wife, who are still fighting for their lives. Stay strong.

One Minnesota.

More from the Saint Paul #NoKings March.

Here in St Paul, marching with my community through heartbreak. The assassination of Speaker Hortman & her husband Mark shakes us all. But even in this moment of grief, I choose courage. I choose community. I choose to keep going. We do not back down or stay silent. Not now. Not ever. #NoKings