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Amid Federal Shutdown, Stacey Abrams Shares 10 Steps to Freedom and Power Campaign

October 9, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

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 […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

For Freedom. For Equality.

October 9, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

The Revolution promised freedom. Reconstruction promised equality. Neither fight is finished. By Ben Jealous In my house, two legacies face each other. On one wall hangs a reproduction of The Spirit of ’76, painted by […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

My Recent Random Thoughts at Large

October 9, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Sometimes when you read the news, local or national, you may ponder why some matters are of great importance and then some are of practically no redeeming value whatsoever. […]

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O-V-E-R: Toledo Mayoral Race Already Decided

October 9, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. – Mike Tyson Toledo’s mayoral race may still have a few weeks to go, but […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

When Presidents Can’t Take a Joke, Democracy Suffers

October 2, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Ben Jealous Guest Column A Midwestern schoolteacher once told her class that a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence. “Look around the classroom,” she said. “The smartest kids always get the joke […]

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Low-Decibel Politics

October 2, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor   When we fail to listen, the most vulnerable voices are the first to be silenced. – Anaïs Nin Toledo is just weeks away from electing six […]

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Why Democrats Need a Year-Round Voter Engagement Strategy

October 2, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel Guest Column Last week marked national voter registration day and Democrats sure could use the help. Between 2020 and 2024, Democrats lost 2.1 million registered voters while Republicans gained […]

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A Forgotten Chapter of Hope: What the Readjusters Teach Us About Healing Our Divided Country

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Ben Jealous Guest Column There’s a deep sense of despair settling over America. Families are working harder and falling further behind. The cost of raising children grows, while schools, housing, and healthcare remain out […]

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George Orwell’s 1984 … Redux in America

September 25, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Not trying to give anyone goose bumps but if you have been reading the latest dystopian rants from Dear Leader, you would think that we are resurrecting the very innards of […]

Editorial/Opinion, Politics

Doing What They Said Can’t Be Done

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor   I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo. – Shirley Chisholm   They said […]

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