It’s All About the Benjamins, Baby!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column If you were ever concerned about the limits of capitalism and the rotting effect it can have on human nature that chooses to be besotted with the sin of […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
News Analysis: Reducing Anger and Stopping Violence by Inspiring Self-Worth
By Stephanie E. Myers, Ph.D. (TriceEdneyWire.com) Guest Column People of Color in America are witnessing crisis in families, communities, and workplaces. Examples include violence from ICE attacks in communities, reactions to wars overseas, and domestic […]
A “Main Street” Bank Bill That Would Really Hurt Main Street
A bill that promises help for small business would mostly hand the gains to the biggest banks. The cost would fall on the people already shut out of loans. By Ben Jealous In Washington, the […]
Do Black Men Owe a Debt? A Response
Rev. Perryman, I definitely agree that Black men owe a debt – particularly in this age of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Partly, as Civil Rights is passe. Rev. Jesse Jackson took the opportunity in 1965 […]
Vance to Pope: “Take A Hike!”
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column It’s on! In this corner we have the lightweight wannabe presidential hopeful JD Vance, who is a recent convert to the Catholic faith, replete with his eyeliner and faux […]
The Debt Black Men Owe
by Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Black women, young and old, are not protected nationally, statewide, locally. They’re not protected. – Vanice Williams One word that Black men often reach for […]
The Toledo Public Schools Are in a World of Hurt — And What Comes Next?
By Steven Flagg Guest Column The Toledo Board of Education has its hands full, and the community is asking a fair question: are they up to the task of stabilizing — and ultimately rejuvenating — […]
The Faithful and the Frustrated
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Loyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul. – Mark Twain Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat, […]
When Freedom Becomes a Private Club
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then […]
The Tipped Wage Is a Legacy of Slavery; Chicago Is Right to End it
By Ben Jealous Guest Column The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black workers into jobs where […]