The Sound of Silence
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor When nothing is said, a lot is being heard. – Toni Morrison Toledo’s streets have gone radio silent. You can almost hear crickets chirping as […]
Category: Politics
Protests Against Trump and Immigration Issues Dominate Elgin Rogers Jr.’s Town Hall.
By Jefferson Diaz The Truth Reporter In a small but powerful Town Hall, Ohio District 44 Representative Elgin Rogers Jr. met with a handful of his constituents in the Mott Branch Library of Toledo to […]
What Happens to a Promise Starved
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor A dream deferred is a dream denied. – Langston Hughes Like the dreams the late poet-activist-playwright Langston Hughes once wrote about, a promise starved doesn’t just […]
The Hissy Fit if the Ages
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column You could not even write a soap opera about the recent shenanigans of Dear Leader and his most “loyal” chainsaw carrying MAGA mustang… Elon Musk, formerly of apartheid South African fame. […]
Are Any of Us Really Ready for Fire Season?
By Ben Jealous Guest Column The smoke has already arrived. This past week, thick plumes from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have drifted into the US, triggering air quality alerts across the Midwest. Cities like […]
When Demagogues Blame the Vulnerable, We All Lose
By Ben Jealous Guest Column In hard times, people look for answers. The decimation of American manufacturing starting in the 1990s with trade agreements like NAFTA led to decades of downward economic mobility for working […]
State Representatives Elgin Rogers and Brian Lorenz Bring Male Wellness to the House
By Alexandria Leatherberry The Truth Reporter St. Mark Baptist Church hosted a Male Wellness Breakfast on Saturday, May 31, gathering the community for discussion of healthcare changes that impact men. State Representatives Elgin Rogers and […]
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Cruelty is a National Scourge – And Would Be Made Worse by the MAGA Budget Bill
By Ben Jealous Guest Column “Our neighbors are living in fear. And that’s what the administration wants. They want people to be scared. So, we’re combatting that by bringing the neighborhood together and saying, ‘you’re […]
About One Half of Americans Said … Go Ahead!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column People can be quick to quote that aphorism, “elections have consequences!” No doubt about it. Based upon the recent presidential election, a micro-slim majority of voters chose the chaos president […]
The Great Campus Capitulation
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor There is no such thing as a neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom. Sit. Stay. Fetch. Roll over. […]