By Ben Jealous Guest column Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson has emerged as a clarion voice for American democracy in turbulent times. The values he represents reflect the voters who elected him. They remind us of […]
By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel Guest Column Donald Trump’s affordability crisis has brought a troubling reality to Black working class voters. Despite Trump touting a “strong” labor market, prices are increasing and unemployment is […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Dear readers, please allow me to get small and petty, just for a moment if you will. Now that White America has seen the wrath of Trump & Company […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. – African proverb The Toledo Public Schools (TPS) are […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Recently, the New York Times had an extensive interview with Donald Trump regarding his current manufactured outrages about white people now being given the short end of the stick […]
Special The Truth State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession is the product of a collaborative effort drawing on the expertise of Joint Center staff, fellows, and trusted external partners. […]
Special to The Truth On Thursday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted to pass H.R.7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the final funding legislation funding for FY2026 which will now head to the Senate for final […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing. – Robert Burns It appears the Republican Party has tripped over its own feet and fumbled the […]
By Steven Flagg Guest Column It sure seems like our moral and ethical fiber is getting shredded. We’re leaning hard into a “big stick” approach, where only the strong prevail, and the trouble with that […]
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. honestly is to remember that he was organizing to make the dream real—and to decide whether we are willing to carry that dangerous, unfinished work forward. By Ben Jealous Guest […]