A Profile in Self-Hatred
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column In my humble opinion, if there ever was a case to be made for a Black person evidencing bizarre self-hatred of the first degree, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, Mark […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
Make Our Voices Matter
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Everyone wants a piece of the pie, but not everyone is willing to help bake it. – Unknown Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s era […]
Your Eyes Are Getting Heavy
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Remember the early days of TV programming in which the star of the show was a hypnotist who professed that he could lull your brain into a state of […]
History Repeats Itself
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column In the Book of Revelation, the writer, John The Beloved , describes seven churches in Asia Minor that were indicative or reflective of the state of the Christian church […]
The Impact of AI on Life in the Future
By Paul Hubbard Guest Column Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most discussed topics on most media platforms. This is why Black people need to understand it. This is a 2024 part of life. […]
Playing the Long Game
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, youth violence, particularly in urban areas […]
Kamala Harris’s Chicago Convention and Illinois’ Unique Place in Civil Rights History
By Ben Jealous The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back to the state of its birth more than […]
The IRA is Still Our Biggest Step Toward a Brighter Future for Our Children
By Ben Jealous I often think about a factory hallway in Dalton, Georgia that is filled with pictures drawn by children. It is a reminder of what can be, what will be, thanks to the […]
Behind the Armor
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor A [government] that continues to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. – Martin Luther King […]