Generation Uprising
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor You can’t be neutral on a moving train. – Howard Zinn NEWSFLASH! The 2026 midterms are not about suburban moderates. They hinge on whether young people […]
Category: Politics
Have Our Progress and Accomplishments Diluted Our Desire and Ability to Fight?
By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor There was a time when it was illegal for Black people to read. When we couldn’t own anything because we were owned. When we couldn’t eat in the same […]
National Urban League Calls on Leaders to Reject Trump’s Divisive Rhetoric and Stand Against Bigotry
Special to The Truth National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments about Somali Americans: “The President’s abhorrent slurs against Soma-li Americans are not […]
PRAYING FOR HOPE The leadership lessons Jesse Jackson has given us are not poetic—they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now
By Ben Jealous News of the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s health struggles has stirred many. It has me praying. And it has me remembering the hard lessons he taught, shaped in the trenches of our people’s […]
Jim Crow Circles the White House
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column For the historically challenged readers who are not versed with the concept of Jim Crow, suffice it to know that this intentionally-created dim-witted buffoon was the product of a […]
Earning the Gavel: Vanice Williams’ Path to Toledo City Council Leadership
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor All signs point to Vanice Williams as Toledo City Council’s next president, shedding her interim label when the body reorganizes in January. Despite speculation about challenges, […]
Kaptur Announces More Than $3.7 Million in Federal Responsible Fatherhood Grants for Toledo-Area Programs
Special to The Truth Last week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that three northwest Ohio organizations have been awarded a combined total of more than $3.7 Million in new federal funding from the US Department […]
An Open Letter to the Lucas County Board of Commissioners: Strike While the Iron Is Hot
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We now find that it is not only right to strike while the iron is hot, but that it is very practicable to heat it by […]
New Generation of Black Church Leadership Rising to Continue Battle for Freedom
Installation of Pastor Kevin Lamár Peterman at Historic DC Church Indicates Next Power Move for Social Justice in America By Hazel Trice Edney It was on Nov. 24, 2014, when then Howard University student Kevin […]
The Time Is Now: Congress Should Not Leave Small Community and Minority Banks Out of the Digital Asset Future
By Kevin Harris and Cleve Mesidor Guest Column Congress is actively working on groundbreaking legislation that would provide much needed regulatory clarity. The Digital Assets Market Structure legislation being developed by the U.S. Senate Agriculture […]