A Tale of Two Cities
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column For those who read informational articles about governmental activity in other US cities, there is an interesting story developing in Louisiana regarding the city of Baton Rouge and a […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
Time For Change: Addressing Systemic Injustices in Toledo’s Policing
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor …the financial and social investment in prisons means that black and brown youth become, essentially, fodder for the machinery of capitalized incarceration. […]
A Felon in the White House?
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column SCENARIO ONE: The New York jury trial of Donald Trump regarding the 34 felony charges of attempting to obstruct an election by withholding vital voter evidence of his salacious […]
The Crucible of Leadership
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Sometimes, it appears that we should worry more about how we split among ourselves and less about how [others] keep us divided. – Alvin Poussaint At […]
This Ain’t Another Appeal! It’s a DEMAND
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor [Youth] are showing up. They’re the best-educated generation in American history; they’re the least prejudiced generation in American history, the most engaged generation in American history, […]
Trump Fried Chicken
Just because one Black person at a fast food restaurant says nice things about Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean that the rest of Black people support him By Keith Boykin, Word In Black Guest Column […]
The Dawn of Sky Nation: A Grassroots Revival
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. – Socrates (as quoted […]
The Devil Lunches at Mar-A-Lago
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column “He who belongs to God, hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” John 8:47. (NIV version). The abomination […]
Last One in Is a Monkey’s Uncle
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Remember that childhood game in which a gang of kids would challenge each other to jump into a lake, river or swimming pool with the taunt, “Last one in […]
The Thriller in November
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. – Muhammad Ali In the annals of sporting and political history alike, few events capture the essence […]