The Trap of Misplaced Battles
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We cannot be truly free until those who oppress us are confronted. But we also cannot be free if we waste our energy fighting ghosts while […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
These Executive Orders Can Hit Black Students the Hardest
The flurry of Trump’s orders has left educators concerned about students’ safety and censorship of what they can teach. By Aziah Siid, Word In Black Guest Column When President Donald Trump signed a barrage of […]
In Fire’s Wake, a Community Comes Together to Prevent Future Disasters
By Ben Jealous Guest Column “As we address the aftermath of the wildfires, let us resolve not just to build back better but also smarter, with a commitment to the environment and future generations. As […]
Stupid Is as Stupid Does!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column A national tragedy occurred this past week when a medium sized commercial plane collided with a large Black Hawk helicopter while the plane was approaching landing at the Reagan […]
The Big Glitch: Lucas County’s 2025 Property Tax Fiasco
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. – Bruce Lee Lucas County’s property tax crisis threatens to devolve into “a blame […]
The Pain Is Coming … Buckle Up, Buttercup!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Well, the inauguration is over and Donald Trump is in the White House again but this time, he is appearing with a cast of supporting feckless minions that would […]
Trump’s America Last Agenda is a Knife in the Back of Working People
By Ben Jealous Donald Trump’s playbook has always been to campaign like a populist and govern like an oligarch. But it is still shocking just how brutally he went after our country’s working people […]
Trump’s Team is Coming for Climate Science. The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse.
By Ben Jealous It is official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. Temperatures not only surpassed 2023 as the previous hottest year, they leapt – for the first time – past the goal set in […]
Back in the Game: Roberto Torres’ Mayoral Ambitions
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody. […]
Decolonizing Our Minds: Reclaiming Power in a System Built to Destroy
By Truth Contributor Carla Thomas Although White people make up only 18 percent of the global population—some sources say 16 percent, others even as low as six percent—colonial ideologies have conditioned us to believe in […]