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    Columns of RTD's Michael Paul Williams that won him a Pulitzer Prize

    • Nov 5, 2022
    • Nov 5, 2022 Updated Sep 19, 2025
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    Williams: The result of overturning of Roe v. Wade will be criminal. And you could be the next target of judicial overreach.

    Williams: The result of overturning of Roe v. Wade will be criminal. And you could be the next target of judicial overreach.

    "If the court is stripping away rights, why would it stop at a woman's body autonomy?"

    Williams: Without informed citizens, democracy will succumb to falsehoods.

    Williams: Without informed citizens, democracy will succumb to falsehoods.

    A week after the murder of George Floyd, Richmond police tear-gassed peaceful protesters at the Robert E. Lee monument.

    Williams: America prizes guns over children and teachers. Until that changes, the school shootings will continue.

    Williams: America prizes guns over children and teachers. Until that changes, the school shootings will continue.

    "Someday in a more enlightened future, we will have a memorial day commemorating school children lost to mass shootings," writes columnist Michael Paul Williams. 

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