Dr. LaKeshia N. Myers

By LaKeshia N. Myers

“Mind your tongue,” my grandmother would say. Her favorite scripture was James 3:1-2, in which the author admonishes readers to bridle their tongue as a sign of spiritual maturity. I was reminded of that this week, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. His killing serves as a stark reminder that words, once released into the public sphere, carry consequences far beyond their intended targets.

The polarization plaguing our democracy didn’t emerge overnight. It has been carefully cultivated through years of increasingly inflammatory rhetoric that treats political opponents not as fellow citizens with different viewpoints, but as existential threats to be vanquished. This rhetoric has found fertile ground in social media echo chambers and cabl

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