Category: Editorial/Opinion

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column It is said that if you place a lobster in a cold bucket of water and turn on the gas jets, little by little, mind you…the lobster will remain […]

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor   How poor they are that have not patience! What wound did ever heal, but by degrees? – William Shakespeare Last week’s Blade editorial chided Mayor Wade […]

A conversation about Criminal Justice in America By Ralph Darrell Warren The Truth Contributor Everything must change. Nothing the stays the same. In 1640, the John Punch case was the first case which illustrated racial […]

The guy who killed with an assault-style rifle when threatened with a skate board and a fist “came off like a regular teenager”   Infantilization of white perpetrators is our cultural flip side of adultification of black youth  Dear […]

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you [lift]. – Andy Stanley Rosalyn Clemens arrived in Toledo in October 2019 from Prince […]

The election is over; voters have made their decision. Congratulations to Mayor Wade and all twelve Toledo city council members. This is a new day. Your challenge to lead has never been greater. Toledo’s central […]

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column I wonder how many Hollywood scouts are rushing to Kenosha, Wisconsin to try to convince Kyle Rittenhouse that his true calling is being before the cameras and avoiding the […]

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Dictators know an illiterate crowd is the easiest to rule, thus the history of reading is replete with book bannings and burnings.         […]

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column “When you face possible political losses, always remember that an appeal to a person’s racial fears are a surefire winning strategy in a close contest.” Efal Revillot, essayist. Well, […]