Where We Are Now
By June Boyd Guest Column To give a lesson in black history, on June 21, 1964, three young civil rights workers were abducted and murdered by the KKK, only for their attempt to register Black […]
Category: Politics
Are Majority-Black Districts Really Complete Nonsense?
By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor I don’t know what’s worse, the Supreme Court’s decision to weaken protections against racial gerrymandering and make it harder to protect majority-Black voting districts, or the response from State […]
It’s Time to Pack the Court!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling that the blatantly partisan gerrymandering in Tennessee, which for all intensive purposes neutered a heavily Black voting bloc and now results […]
Winners, Losers and a Warning for Toledo
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor A child miseducated is a child lost. – John F. Kennedy Elections have consequences — and every election also has winners and losers. Last week’s primary […]
Ona Judge Escaped once. Now They Want to Erase Her.
By Ben Jealous Ona Judge escaped George Washington once. Now the federal government is trying to make her disappear again. I teach in Philadelphia, a short walk from the site of the President’s House. George […]
Already in Line
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. – John Lewis I did my early voting after church on Sunday. The line at the […]
The Supreme Court: “Black Voters, Go Away!”
By Lafe Toliver, Esq Guest Column Justice Roger Taney who wrote the prophetic and racist decision in the famous Dred Scott case decision in 1857 is smiling in his grave. As you may remember, the […]
Rep. Erika White: Supreme Court Decision Weakens Core Voting Protections; Shifts Responsibilities to States like Ohio
State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) last week issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling on the case Louisiana v. Callais. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 came after the nation witnessed the […]
TPS Has Acted — But Key Questions Remain
By Steven Flagg Guest Column In a recent column, I wrote that Toledo Public Schools is in a “world of hurt” — driven by declining enrollment, reduced state support and a system built for a […]
Even Under Attack, Black Southern Voters Can Deliver the Senate for Democrats
By Kevin Harris Guest Column Democrats have momentum as the midterms approach. A string of recent victories has fueled optimism that Democrats could retake the House of Representatives and even reclaim the Senate. At a […]