Education
THE SOUTHERN TRUTH Mayor Bass Cannot Afford to Ignore the Black Vote
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen The Los Angeles mayoral race has entered a new chapter. The political spectacle surrounding Spencer Pratt has come to an end. As the ballots continue to be counted, the November runoff is now set between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman. Recent election returns show Bass leading the…
Read MoreFaithful Central Bible Church’s Voter Education Forum Offers a Final Clarion Call to the Community
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen Today is Election Day. The months of campaigning, debates, mailers, television commercials, endorsements, and political promises have all led to this moment. Now the power belongs to the people. That was the overriding message that emerged from the recent voter education forum held at Faithful Central Bible Church in the city…
Read MoreTHE SOUTHERN TRUTH: THE PEOPLE’S CALL — GET OUT AND VOTE
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen | PACE NEWS / Inside Inglewood In a time when decisions are being made that will shape the future of our communities for generations to come, the call is clear: the people must be informed, engaged, and ready to act. That call will take center stage on Sunday, May 31, 2026,…
Read MorePACE NEWS Ballot Endorsement for June 2, 2026
You Buy It, You Own It: If you buy a ticket, it should be yours. Not Ticketmaster’s.
You Buy It, You Own It: If you buy a ticket, it should be yours. Not Ticketmaster’s. AB 1349 moves California in the wrong direction by protecting a system where one company controls access, resale, and the rules. Tell your Senator where you stand.
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The Washington Post: Then and Now — A Pattern of Injustice
“Who wants to vote the (xxx)-emancipation ticket? Who wants Iowa covered with indolent blacks? Answer at the polls.” Stilson Hutchins[2 A Black History Month Reckoning By Gloria Zuurveen | The Southern Truth The Washington Post has just laid off one-third of its breaking news newsroom. On the surface, this reads like another corporate downsizing in…
Read MoreTHE SOUTHERN TRUTH What Would Dr. King Say Today? On Power, Politics, and the Price of Silence in California
By Dr. Gloria ZuurveenEditor-in-Chief, Southern Truth On this anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth, America once again finds itself at a crossroads — not in the comfort of remembrance, but in the tension of unfinished work. Across the nation, and especially here in California, the question is no longer whether Dr. King’s dream…
Read MoreWhat Would Dr. King Say Today? On Trump, Civil Rights, and a Nation in Turmoil
By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief On this anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, America finds itself once again wrestling with questions of justice, inclusion, and the meaning of democracy — not in the quiet of Sunday speeches, but in the streets of Minneapolis, the hallways of courts, and the headlines of every news cycle.…
Read MoreWhat’s Going On With This Gender-Care Matter?
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-ChiefFounder & CEO, Parent Action Coalition for Education (PACE) “Secretary Kennedy cannot unilaterally change medical standards by posting a document online. And no one should lose access to medically necessary health care because their federal government tried to interfere in decisions that belong in doctors’ offices.” — Letitia James,…
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