Goldie Taylor

Contributing Editor

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.

ANOTHER TERRIBLE IDEA

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

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.

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cast a cold eye

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

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

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IT’S ON US

Here Are All the Reasons Stacey Abrams Lost

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

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GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY

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

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.

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