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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Steven Flagg Guest Column From Munich in 1938 to today’s debate over Ukraine, appeasement offers not security, but a dangerous invitation to future war. I first learned about Neville Chamberlain in high school history, […]
By Ben Jealous Guest Column I started out this year, 2025, in Chicago, honored to give the Martin Luther King Day address at Reverend Jesse Jackson’s big gathering. The timing was unforgettable. As I stepped […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Progress is not inevitable. It’s up to us to create it. – Barack Obama Since first joining the Toledo City Council in 2018, Nick Komives […]