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, […]
Category: Politics
Take Note before you Vote! Levy Estimator for May 5 Primary
Special to The Truth Lucas County Auditor Katie Moline urges Lucas County voters to “take note before you vote” with the updated online Levy Estimator that calculates property owners’ estimated tax levies for the May […]
Are You Registered to Vote?
The Truth Staff “Are you registered to vote?” asked state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson as she summed up the voter engagement an education event she organized on Tuesday evening, April 1, at the Kent Branch Library. […]
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 […]
Captain Bone Spurs…Lost In Space!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column If you have not heard by now, Donald Trump is also contemptuously known as, “Captain Bone Spurs” allegedly due to his rich father getting a favor from a doctor […]
We Don’t Lack Unity: We’re Solving Different Problems
By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor We keep asking the same question: Why can’t Black people unify? Why are we so divided on politics, strategy or even on what progress looks like? But that question […]
The Belonging Gap
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – […]
Reparative Justice is the Only Way Forward After UN Resolution
The international body United Nations officially affirmed with Black people and our allies what we already know: that the descendants of slavery suffered an atrocious, violation of humanity, demanding of reparations. In response to the […]
Rep. White Opposes HB 347: Citing Threats to Healthcare Access, Maternal Health in Lucas County
State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) Wednesday issued the following statement on House Bill (HB) 347, legislation requiring a 24-hours waiting period for patients accessing reproductive care: HB 347 threatens healthcare access by requiring doctors […]