Dear Sojourner’s Truth: The 1776 declaration that people have unalienable rights including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness preceded the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution. The founding fathers had the foresight to […]
By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor America was built on slavery, chains, stolen land, and stolen lives. We see the residue of that history everywhere, from systemic racism to political division. But what if it […]
Labor Day 2025 seems like a good time to ask a long neglected question: What is the State of Black Work Life in America? Precarious. Whiplashed by the daily grind and Donald Trump’s relentless War […]
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent In its nonstop assault on the most vulnerable Americans, the Trump administration is preparing to impose sweeping cuts to Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a program […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column For the sleepyheads who refuse to watch news, any news for that matter, you missed a recent bombshell coming from Dear Leader Trump. His current catechism that he is […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. We must be headlights, not taillights, in the struggle for justice. – Martin Luther King Jr. Much respect to Pete Gerken and the Lucas County Commissioners for deciding […]
Special to The Truth In response to reporting showing that the Black unemployment rate has skyrocketed to its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, DNC Senior Spokesperson Marcus W. Robinson released the following statement: “Donald […]
By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel There’s an old saying in the hip-hop community: “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.” In this political climate of lies, corruption, and misinformation, working families deserve numbers that […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column “When an autocrat attempts to rewrite a historical narrative to their own liking or image, facts and truths become mere electives and are disposable at a moment’s notice.” […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor I’m Back! – Michael Jordan (after returning from retirement) Sherrod Brown’s recent important announcement to “get back in the fight” to return to the U.S. Senate […]