Adrienne Lawrence is an award-winning on-air legal commentator and inclusion speaker who does more than just talk. The progressive mind reaches audiences through informative, thought-provoking conversation—particularly on matters within the realm of gender and racial equity. Adrienne recently wrote Staying in the Game: The Playbook for Workplace Sexual Harassment, which received several accolades, including two International Book Awards and the 2021 Axiom Business Book of the Year Award in the category of women and marginalized groups in the workplace.When she’s not educating professionals on diversity and inclusion as a Vice President for Jennifer Brown Consulting, Adrienne’s hosting “Overruled” for The Young Turks, where her legal and social justice takes garner millions of views across social media platforms. In 2015, Adrienne started her broadcast career at ESPN as an anchor and legal analyst, after which she went on to become a Women’s Media Center Progressive Voice of 2018 and among Take The Lead’s 2020 Top 50 Women Who Can Change Journalism. Her insight has been showcased by outlets such as NPR and Buzzfeed, and her published works included in The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, and the like. A devoted California native, Adrienne’s currently living her best life in balmy Northern California.
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Adrienne Lawrence is an award-winning on-air legal commentator and inclusion speaker who does more than just talk. The progressive mind reaches audiences through informative, thought-provoking conversation—particularly on matters within the realm of gender and racial equity. Adrienne recently wrote Staying in the Game: The Playbook for Workplace Sexual Harassment, which received several accolades, including two International Book Awards and the 2021 Axiom Business Book of the Year Award in the category of women and marginalized groups in the workplace. When she’s not educating professionals on diversity and inclusion as a Vice President for Jennifer Brown Consulting, Adrienne’s hosting “Overruled” for The Young Turks, where her legal and social justice takes garner millions of views across social media platforms. In 2015, Adrienne started her broadcast career at ESPN as an anchor and legal analyst, after which she went on to become a Women’s Media Center Progressive Voice of 2018 and among Take The Lead’s 2020 Top 50 Women Who Can Change Journalism. Her insight has been showcased by outlets such as NPR and Buzzfeed, and her published works included in The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, and the like. A devoted California native, Adrienne’s currently living her best life in balmy Northern California.
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Some lawmakers are just too old to effectively do their jobs
Commercial pilots face mandatory retirement at 67. Foreign Service employees at the State Department are forced to retire at 65. Why, then, don’t members of Congress face mandatory retirement after a certain age? As some senior lawmakers grapple with health issues in public and with at least 20 members of Congress aged 80 or older,
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Shortly before Labor Day weekend, the New York Police Department announced its intention to deploy drones for monitoring potential disruptions at parties and similar large gatherings. Some privacy advocates have expressed concerns that this practice could potentially breach local surveillance laws. Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence goes on to argue that the NYPD’s recent
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Alabama’s attorney general has requested permission from the state’s Supreme Court to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen-induced hypoxia, a method that involves depriving the individual of oxygen using nitrogen gas. While nitrogen hypoxia is permitted in three states, it remains untested and has not been employed previously for executions. Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne
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Spain’s soccer president was wrong to kiss World Cup champion
Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales has had to apologize for kissing Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth during the medal ceremony after Spain won the Women’s World Cup. The kiss was widely viewed as inappropriate given the sport’s long-standing allegations of sexual misconduct by male soccer presidents and coaches against female players
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America’s judiciary branch is failing us
A federal judge has triggered quite a stir among legal experts. The judge ordered Southwest Airlines’ lawyers to undergo “religious-liberty training” from a controversial Christian legal group. The ruling came after he found Southwest in contempt of court in a case where a flight attendant was terminated for her anti-abortion views. Straight Arrow News contributor
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‘Barbie’ has a message white female voters should heed in 2024
White women are coming out in droves to see the runaway hit movie “Barbie,” which has been described as a movie created by women, about women and for women. For many, the “Barbie” message is about female empowerment and male patriarchy. But Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence asks the question: Will white women take
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Black people more likely to be arrested under Phoenix dress code
A city ordinance in Phoenix allows police to arrest people for dressing scantily on charges of “manifesting an intent to commit or solicit an act of prostitution,” but the law doesn’t appear to treat everyone equally. Recent data obtained by the Phoenix New Times reveals that the majority of those charged with this offense over
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Prisoners and guards are suffering in extreme heat
Americans across the country are suffering from extreme heat this summer. But there’s a group of people that may be facing even higher temperatures: prisoners. In Texas alone, reports indicate at least nine inmates have died of heart attacks or unknown causes in the prisons without air conditioning. So far, the state hasn’t classified any
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In the past three years, companies including Chesapeake Energy, Hertz, VICE Media, and Silicon Valley Bank have all filed for bankruptcy. But that’s not all they have in common. Their top executives either cashed out company stock or received millions of dollars in bonuses soon before their companies filed. And apparently, it’s all legal. Straight
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RFK Jr.’s belief vaccines cause autism makes him unfit for public office
Democratic presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been called a fringe candidate and a conspiracy theorist for his crusade against vaccines. Even members of his famous family have said he’s part of a misinformation campaign because he won’t accept scientific evidence proving vaccines don’t cause autism but actually save lives. Despite the backlash against
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As the investigation into the Titan submersible incident continues, some people are questioning if the response was appropriate. Those voices note that just days before the private sub had gone missing, a far bigger maritime disaster occurred in the waters off Greece, in which at least 80 migrants died and hundreds more remain missing. Why
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African Americans deserve reparations for slavery
The push to gain reparations for Black Americans is gaining momentum in California and New York. Also, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) used the Juneteenth holiday to unveil legislation meant to address reparations for Black Americans whose families were impacted by slavery. Despite these signs of progress, polls indicate Black and white Americans’ views on reparations
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Companies go quiet on climate change to avoid culture war fallout
Tackling climate change and net-zero goals used to be a regular part of corporate America’s public relations missions. But as culture-war boycotts take a costly toll on brands like Bud Light and Target, many companies are going quiet on potentially divisive green initiatives, to avoid potential fallout. Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence wonders when
Jun 14
Chilling anti-drag bills distract from real issues threatening children
Though a Tennessee law restricting drag performances in public spaces was recently declared unconstitutional by a federal judge, that’s not stopping the anti-drag bill trend from sweeping the country. In May, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed the state’s anti-drag bill into law, the first state to ban people dressed in drag from reading to
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