Haley Taylor Schlitz
@haleytaylorschlitz.bsky.social
Attorney. 22 years old #GenZ #SMULaw #TWU #BoldlyGo #PonyUp #SGRho ΣΓΡ Opinions Are My Own she/her #KHive Opinion Writer for #InsightNews Minnesota
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Would you go on a date for free food? Thirty one percent of Gen Z singles say they have. In my new @startribune.com column, I break down the Foodie Call trend and what it says about money, dating, and connection. Read here: www.startribune.com/young-people...
#GenZ #FoodieCall
#GenZ #FoodieCall
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Would you go on a date for free food? Thirty one percent of Gen Z singles say they have. In my new @startribune.com column, I break down the Foodie Call trend and what it says about money, dating, and connection. Read here: www.startribune.com/young-people...
#GenZ #FoodieCall
#GenZ #FoodieCall
I learned from @barbaraleeformayor.bsky.social & Speaker @nancypelosi69.bsky.social that leadership is service practiced daily. As a young woman in law & public life, I will keep that lesson close. #ThankYouNancy
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I learned from @barbaraleeformayor.bsky.social & Speaker @nancypelosi69.bsky.social that leadership is service practiced daily. As a young woman in law & public life, I will keep that lesson close. #ThankYouNancy
Every generation faces a moral test.
My new @startribune.com column reflects on the leaked Young Republicans chat and what Gen Z is learning from this real-life fable about power, cruelty, and belonging.
Read here: www.startribune.com/young-republ...
#youngrepublicans #GenZ #StarTribune
My new @startribune.com column reflects on the leaked Young Republicans chat and what Gen Z is learning from this real-life fable about power, cruelty, and belonging.
Read here: www.startribune.com/young-republ...
#youngrepublicans #GenZ #StarTribune
Taylor Schlitz: The leaked Young Republicans chat and lessons learned from this real-life fable
Among the thousands of messages was one that read, 'Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber,'" Haley Taylor Schlitz writes. "It was not simply the cruelty of what was said, but the ease wit...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Every generation faces a moral test.
My new @startribune.com column reflects on the leaked Young Republicans chat and what Gen Z is learning from this real-life fable about power, cruelty, and belonging.
Read here: www.startribune.com/young-republ...
#youngrepublicans #GenZ #StarTribune
My new @startribune.com column reflects on the leaked Young Republicans chat and what Gen Z is learning from this real-life fable about power, cruelty, and belonging.
Read here: www.startribune.com/young-republ...
#youngrepublicans #GenZ #StarTribune
At Attorney General Keith Ellison’s re-election kickoff, Governor Tim Walz shared heartfelt words about his friend and colleague.
His remarks were a reminder of what true leadership looks like, rooted in service, empathy, and commitment to the people of Minnesota.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
His remarks were a reminder of what true leadership looks like, rooted in service, empathy, and commitment to the people of Minnesota.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
October 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
At Attorney General Keith Ellison’s re-election kickoff, Governor Tim Walz shared heartfelt words about his friend and colleague.
His remarks were a reminder of what true leadership looks like, rooted in service, empathy, and commitment to the people of Minnesota.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
His remarks were a reminder of what true leadership looks like, rooted in service, empathy, and commitment to the people of Minnesota.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
Honored to attend Attorney General Keith Ellison’s re-election kickoff in Saint Paul.
It was inspiring to stand with Attorney General Ellison and Governor Tim Walz, two leaders who serve Minnesota with integrity and compassion.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
It was inspiring to stand with Attorney General Ellison and Governor Tim Walz, two leaders who serve Minnesota with integrity and compassion.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Honored to attend Attorney General Keith Ellison’s re-election kickoff in Saint Paul.
It was inspiring to stand with Attorney General Ellison and Governor Tim Walz, two leaders who serve Minnesota with integrity and compassion.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
It was inspiring to stand with Attorney General Ellison and Governor Tim Walz, two leaders who serve Minnesota with integrity and compassion.
#KeithEllison #TimWalz #Minnesota
Today I stopped by my county office to vote. Our generation has the power to shape what comes next, but only if we show up.
Elections are happening this November. Visit mnvotes.gov for Minnesota info or Vote.org for your state.
#GenZVotes #MNvotes
Elections are happening this November. Visit mnvotes.gov for Minnesota info or Vote.org for your state.
#GenZVotes #MNvotes
October 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Today I stopped by my county office to vote. Our generation has the power to shape what comes next, but only if we show up.
Elections are happening this November. Visit mnvotes.gov for Minnesota info or Vote.org for your state.
#GenZVotes #MNvotes
Elections are happening this November. Visit mnvotes.gov for Minnesota info or Vote.org for your state.
#GenZVotes #MNvotes
Reposted by Haley Taylor Schlitz
The simulators will soon be deployed at high schools and community events across the state.
MN State Patrol unveils new simulators to teach teen drivers about dangers of distracted driving
The simulators will soon be deployed at high schools and community events across the state.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The simulators will soon be deployed at high schools and community events across the state.
Excited to share my 1st column as a contributing columnist for the Star Tribune. Since moving to Minnesota, I’ve found a true sense of community. I’ll share stories through the #GenZ lens & how we’re shaping what comes next.
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Meet our new Gen Z contributing columnist, Haley Taylor Schlitz
"My generation, Gen Z, has grown up in a world defined by both possibility and insecurity," Haley Taylor Schlitz writes. "We are learning adulthood while fighting to protect rights."
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October 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Excited to share my 1st column as a contributing columnist for the Star Tribune. Since moving to Minnesota, I’ve found a true sense of community. I’ll share stories through the #GenZ lens & how we’re shaping what comes next.
www.startribune.com/new-gen-z-st...
www.startribune.com/new-gen-z-st...
Last week, I was proud to represent Greater Twin Cities United Way at the Faegre Drinker Campaign Kickoff. As a GTCUW Board Member, I love connecting with the Twin Cities community & celebrating the powerful work United Way is doing to meet urgent needs & create lasting change. #UnitedIsTheWay
October 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Last week, I was proud to represent Greater Twin Cities United Way at the Faegre Drinker Campaign Kickoff. As a GTCUW Board Member, I love connecting with the Twin Cities community & celebrating the powerful work United Way is doing to meet urgent needs & create lasting change. #UnitedIsTheWay
A year after moving to Minnesota, I am proud to share that I have joined the Minneasota @startribune.com as a contributing columnist. Excited to write from a Gen Z perspective about life, justice & community. #GenZ #GenZVoices
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Meet the 4 new contributing columnists we’re adding to our refreshed roster
Strib Voices is welcoming writers who will focus on Gen Z perspectives, menopause, disabilities and other issues. They will join four voices from our inaugural group returning for a second year.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A year after moving to Minnesota, I am proud to share that I have joined the Minneasota @startribune.com as a contributing columnist. Excited to write from a Gen Z perspective about life, justice & community. #GenZ #GenZVoices
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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
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My lastest @StarTribune column: The unlucky generation? Gen Z’s struggle to find work is real. #GenZ
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Opinion | The unlucky generation? Gen Z’s struggle to find work is real
The stories from frustrated young people and recruiters about how hard this job market is are all over TikTok.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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
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My lastest @StarTribune column: The unlucky generation? Gen Z’s struggle to find work is real. #GenZ
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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
September 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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...
My column in the Star Tribune: www.startribune.com/gen-alpha-sc...
Opinion | From Columbine to Annunciation: The childhood we have accepted
"A new generation, Gen Alpha, is now inheriting the same lessons, the same drills, the same dread," Haley Taylor Schlitz writes. "How have we allowed this to become the story of yet another childhood?...
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September 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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...
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...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/haleytay...
The Future Is in the Bubble You’re Not Listening To
There are moments when you can feel history pressing against the present, when the air is thick with everything unsaid.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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...
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.
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#BlackWomen
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#BlackWomen
Trump’s “you’re fired” economy targets Black women
There are phrases that belong to entertainment and should have stayed there. “You’re fired” was one of them. It was once just a line from a television show, a manufactured
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August 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“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.
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#BlackWomen
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#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...
Genes shape appearance. Inheritance shapes the American experience through memory, resilience, and truth carried forward.
Read here: www.startribune.com/sydney-sween...
August 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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...
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...
Read here: www.startribune.com/sydney-sween...
Opinion | What we really inherit ― and what that American Eagle ad about 'great jeans' got wrong
"For many of us, inheritance isn’t something you show off. It’s something you carry," Haley Taylor Schlitz writes.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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...
Read here: www.startribune.com/sydney-sween...
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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...
August 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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.
Her resolve is a reminder that representation is never granted. It is won, defended, & made sacred through struggle.
August 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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.
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...
This anniversary is not a celebration. It is a warning.
My latest in InsightNews: www.insightnews.com/opinion/colu...
What if the Voting Rights Act doesn’t survive its 60th anniversary?
Sixty years ago, this nation made an oath. That no matter who you are or where you live, your vote would count.
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August 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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...
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...
In 2025, truth is survival: Why Black media matters more than ever
Imagine you’re standing in a crowded room where everyone is shouting, some louder than others, and no one seems to care if what they’re saying is true. This is the
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August 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
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
Minnesota is a story we tell
Minnesota is not just a place. It is a story. And like all stories, what gets remembered depends on who gets to tell it.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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
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
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
July 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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
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
#NBACentennial #BlackLawyers
July 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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
#NBACentennial #BlackLawyers