By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor Racism. I’m so tired of it. Tired of the hate. Tired of the gaslighting. Tired of being expected to act like this country doesn’t run on a system that […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Well, President Trump, aka: Dear Leader, is up against the wall when it comes to making a decision about whether he will give in to the jingoistic instincts of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor All that glisters is not gold. – William Shakespeare In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus provides a much-needed meal in the wilderness for approximately 20,000 individuals […]