Declared But Not Realized
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in present-day society. – Black Panther Party Platform The celebration of Juneteenth resonates with […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
The Art of Leadership
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The hope of leadership lies in the capacity to deliver disturbing news and raise difficult questions in a way that people can absorb, prodding them to […]
What Is All The Fuss About?
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” –Chinua Achebe- You may have heard the recent political dust-up about some […]
Bossing Up
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We do live in a society where there is a severe racial wealth gap. And the people who often are least advantaged in that scheme are […]
“I Was Just Thinking…”
Awaiting Chauvin Sentence, Pundits Still Analyzing George Floyd’s Purpose By Norma Adams-Wade Founding Member of the National Association of Black Journalist Texas Metro News Columnist George Floyd, a blank piece of paper, unlearned characters in the Bible. […]
To Be Equal
America is Moving Again But the Road is Long By Mark Morial, Texas Metro News Special to The Truth One hundred days into their administration, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have made surprisingly […]
QAnon Versus Jesus…What’s What
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column There has been a plethora of news articles about the inroads of the QAnon conspiracy theories into the belief system of white evangelicalism. Seemingly, it appears that in some […]
Spirituality and Leadership
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, D.Min. The Truth Contributor And then I heard the voice of the Master: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” I spoke up, “I’ll go. Send me!” – […]
Lawmaker In Congress Should Aim for Equity, Not Just Investment
By Bishop Marcia Dinkins, Executive Director, Women for Change Guest Column Love them or hate them, most Americans pay their fair share of taxes into the government’s coffers as a basic duty. In return, we […]
Women Don’t Get a Break; Especially Black Women
By Cheryl Smith, Publisher, Texas Metro News Guest Column I hope you’ve paid attention to the chatter following the “bombshell” announcement by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who has decided not to seek another term […]