Black Futures Matter
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor I’m grieving the loss of potential, what could’ve been allowed if they possessed the freedom to live the full length and the full width of life. […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
Protecting a Way of Life and the Planet
By Ben Jealous The Sacred Place Where Life Begins. That’s what the Gwich’in people call the coastal plain of Alaska where they live. The Porcupine Caribou on who the Gwich’in have relied for tens of […]
STOPPED: Overreach in the Name of Caution
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor For [Black] people to acquire learning in this country makes tyrants quake and tremble in their sandy foundations. – David Walker, Abolitionist Universities, traditionally, have been […]
Op-Ed: President Biden has kept his promise to our community
By Jaime Harrison From jobs and infrastructure to education and health care, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have shown us that government can work for our community — and they’re just getting […]
The Making of an Example
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The fate of millions of people – indeed the future of the Black community itself – may depend on the willingness of those who care about racial justice to […]
Been There…Done That…
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column I recently returned to Toledo from a trip outside of the country and had a chance to catch up on some local news. What caught my attention was the […]
A Golden Opportunity Knocks
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. – Tom Peters Political dynamics are as unpredictable as the weather. The recent withdrawal of […]
Labor Day 2023: Celebrating the Union Difference and Building Tomorrow’s Public Service Workforce
By Lee Saunders, President, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) As we celebrate Labor Day, it’s as exciting a time as any in recent memory to be a part of a union. […]
A Hot Mess at the Mott
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We have a natural tendency to remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. – Mark Batterson THE PLACE WAS ABUZZ when I […]
A Letter from P.T. Barnum to Donald Trump
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column If the legendary carnival barker and impresario P.T. Barnum were alive today and were witnessing the knee slapping antics of political showman Donald Trump, he would be green with […]