Category: Editorial/Opinion

Do not Make Me a Better “White Person;” Make Me a Better Human Being   Dear Editor, We are in the midst of Black History Month. And as I review headlines and multiple battles throughout […]

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Feeling a little tired, depressed, anxious or troubled after listening to the national news? Wanna take a break from the seemingly non-stop coverage of a President who apparently is openly […]

Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel Guest Column Donald Trump won 48 percent of Latino voters in 2024 – the best Republican showing in half a century. Fourteen months later, 70 percent disapprove of his performance […]

By Ben Jealous Guest column Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson has emerged as a clarion voice for American democracy in turbulent times. The values he represents reflect the voters who elected him. They remind us of […]

By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel Guest Column Donald Trump’s affordability crisis has brought a troubling reality to Black working class voters. Despite Trump touting a “strong” labor market, prices are increasing and unemployment is […]

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Dear readers, please allow me to get small and petty, just for a moment if you will. Now that White America has seen the wrath of Trump & Company […]

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Recently, the New York Times had an extensive interview with Donald Trump regarding his current manufactured outrages about white people now being given the short end of the stick […]

Special The Truth State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession is the product of a collaborative effort drawing on the expertise of Joint Center staff, fellows, and trusted external partners. […]

Special to The Truth On Thursday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted to pass H.R.7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the final funding legislation funding for FY2026 which will now head to the Senate for final […]