Pivot Points: City, University, and a Career in Flux
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. – Maya Angelou One thing was clear before […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
Reclaiming Our Power: What SNAP Cuts Reveal About Decolonizing Our Communities
By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor When the federal government slashes SNAP benefits, the story gets told like it’s just policy, numbers on a spreadsheet or a fiscal adjustment. But for Black communities, it’s something […]
Feeding Our Children
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. – popularized by Barack Obama, originally by June Jordan You may not have noticed, but Toledo is […]
House Republicans Getting Paid on Recess, Government Employees Are Not
By John E. Warren, DMIN, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Guest Column The latest move of distraction on the part of President Trump has been two-fold. First, the freeing of all hostages in […]
Trump, Please … No Cocoa in My Milk!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column With full transparency, Trump is now throwing care to the wind and he and his administration (led by Darth Vader himself, Steven Miller) are now doing away with the […]
The Scramble for the Gavel
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The future belongs to those who organize it. – Ralph Helstein The mad scramble to replace Carrie Hartman’s unexpected and seemingly sudden resignation as president of […]
Fearing a Second Blacklist?
The March on Washington shows how artists, through solidarity and courageous love, helped bring the last one to an end. By Ben Jealous Guest Column Everywhere I go lately, people whisper the same question: are […]
Witnessing The Destruction Of America: It’s Not Too Late
By: Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Chairman of the Board of Directors, NNPA What happened to Rome and its destruction from within is now being experienced by Americans in […]
Are You a Registered Voter?
By June Boyd Guest Column The present administration in the White House has taught us all a lesson. We must register and vote like never before for the 2026 election. That will be for the […]
Amid Federal Shutdown, Stacey Abrams Shares 10 Steps to Freedom and Power Campaign
By Belaynesh Shiferaw Howard University News Service Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams spoke about the growing challenges to democracy in the United States during a forum at Howard University on Wednesday, October 1. She shared […]