Adding the Right Flavor
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Variety’s the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor. – William Cowper When Amy Acton named David Pepper as her gubernatorial ticket […]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
Don’t Take the Bait: Venezuela Is a Distraction from Trump’s Affordability Crisis
By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel (TriceEdneyWire.com) Guest Column As families struggle with rent, groceries and health care costs, Donald Trump is once again trying to drag the national conversation off course – this time […]
The Frederick Douglass Center’s Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter The Kwanzaa House hosted its annual Kwanzaa celebration from December 26- January 1 at the Frederick Douglass Center at 1001 Indiana Ave. The free weeklong celebration featured activities for […]
What Comes After the Kumbaya?
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor True peace is not the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice. — Martin Luther King, […]
Get Ready to Honor America’s Birthday by Fighting for Freedom, Again
By Ben Jealous Guest Column America has a big birthday this year. Here’s a hint: The celebration will not feel much like the last big one in 1976. I still believe our nation’s best days […]
Hey Pastors, Pass the Plate!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Well everyone, hold on to your seats, hats, shoes, hymn books or whatever, because it is time for my bi-annual screed against the Black Toledo pastors who have serious […]
Democrats Can’t Win In 2026 on Trump Resistance Alone
By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel Guest Column Democrats ended 2025 with important victories that steadied a rattled party still reeling from Donald Trump’s return to power. Yet even after those wins, Democratic approval ratings […]
Holding the House Together: Rep. Elgin Rogers on Cuts, Community, and the People Who Refuse to Quit
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Life in Ohio right now feels like an old house during a hard winter. The heat still works, but it clicks on slower. The lights flicker sometimes. A door […]
Trump’s War on Obamacare Continues as GOP Kills Subsidies
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Guest Column Republican power in this country has chosen cruelty as policy. It is not an accident. It is not a mistake. It is a […]
Trump’s DEI Rollback and Its Ripple Effect on K-12 Education
With federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs dismantled, public schools now face heightened challenges to protect Black students. by Quintessa Williams, Word in Black Special to The Truth In the first days of his second term, […]