Rebirth
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor You can’t have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation. – Cory Booker The Frederick Douglass Community Association was established in Toledo in […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
Affirmative Action Gets Gutted by High Court
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Christmas came early for conservative White America when the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to ban colleges and professional schools from using race as a factor for admissions. Yes, you heard […]
Tending Her Grandmother’s Gardens
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Our mothers and grandmothers … moving to music not yet written. – Alice Walker After 49 years of peerless leadership, The Area Office on Aging of […]
African American Communities Hit Hard by Plunging Air Quality Levels
By Paul Hubbard Guest Column There have been many news reports on the air quality we breathe being bad. It’s because of the wildfires in Canada and Grayling Michigan. This smokey bad air quality has […]
An Embarrassment Bigger Than Trump
By John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper In the midst of the discussion of the second indictment of former President Donald Trump, there is an issue greater than, if not equal […]
A Jewish Prayer for Juneteenth
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Black liberation has never just been about Black people. It’s been about a fight for our humanity, for our dignity. – Patrisse Cullors An illustrious history […]
Get Ready … Here Comes Goliath!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Now that Herr Trump has finally been indicted by special prosecutor Jack Smith, the first round of the Hounds of Hell has been released! It is as if someone […]
Fresh Winds of Change
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Social change is contentious and emotional; successful movements arise when leaders are able to put aside their differences and mobilize around common goals. – Leslie Crutchfield […]
The Simplicity of Elegance
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. – Coco Chanel Throughout U.S. history, Black cultural traditions passed down from generation to generation have significantly […]
No Cheese … No Peace!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Yes, it has come to this. Foolishness and nonsense are now taking front and center in the daily circumstances of our lives. There was time(?) when stupidity and outright buffoonery […]