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Walking the Footsteps of the Ancestors: A 74-Year-Old Scholar Returns Home with Family to Complete a Journey 250 Years in the Making
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen The Southern Truth / PACE NEWS There are some stories that are not just written for the newspaper. They are written into the soil. They are carried in the bloodline. They are whispered through the Black church, remembered in family names, and found again when somebody has the courage to go…
Read MoreI Had a Ball at Mr. T’s: APA Competition Brings Fellowship and Fun to Downtown Senatobia
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief Sometimes the best stories are the ones you never planned to cover. The day before I was scheduled to return home to Los Angeles after spending several days in Senatobia, Mississippi, I received an invitation from Mr. Michael Todd, owner of Mr. T’s Arcade on Main Street, and his wife…
Read MoreTHE 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 MoreTHE SOUTHERN TRUTH DOJ Watching California’s Vote Count While Candidates Claim Victory: What’s Going On?
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief As I sat and watched the continuing drama surrounding California’s June primary election, I could not help but hear the voice of the late Marvin Gaye asking a question that seems as relevant today as it was decades ago: “What’s going on?” That is a fair question. Across California, millions…
Read MoreInglewood Fights Back in $400 Million Showdown With Stan Kroenke
City Says California Law Prevents Payment as Legal Battle Over Hollywood Park Agreement Intensifies By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief PACE NEWS/ Inside Inglewood INGLEWOOD — As the world prepares to descend upon Inglewood for the FIFA World Cup, the 2027 Super Bowl, and the 2028 Olympic Games, a major legal battle is unfolding behind the scenes…
Read MorePolitics Primary Season Forum: Faithful Central, Led by Dr. John-Paul C. Foster, Elevates Civic Education in Inglewood
With voters still undecided, candidates are invited to speak directly through structured responses as faith, media, and civic leadership unite to ensure the people are informed before they decide. By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen | PACE NEWS / Inside Inglewood At a critical moment in California’s political landscape, Faithful Central Bible Church is rising to meet…
Read MoreTHE SOUTHERN TRUTH Billboard Blight or Billion-Dollar Blessing? The Real Truth About WOW Boards in Inglewood
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief Just the other day, I was watching television when a polished, first-class commercial came across the screen talking about “billboard blight” in the City of Inglewood. Lord knows, that commercial was not cheap. It was professionally produced, emotionally crafted, and clearly designed to influence the hearts and minds of the…
Read MoreBecerra’s Rise, Political “Fleas,” and the California Governor’s Race
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief As California voters cast ballots in one of the most crowded gubernatorial contests in recent memory, another political storm has landed at the feet of former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra — a man who only months ago was struggling to gain traction but now finds himself rising…
Read MoreThe Southern Truth: Becerra, Bianco, Hilton, Mahan, Porter, Steyer, Thurmond and Villaraigosa Cannot Ignore California’s Fire While Pointing to the Smoke in the South
By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief With all the attention turned toward the Supreme Court’s actions across the South—where decisions continue to shape voting rights, access, and the fragile framework of equality—it would be easy, almost convenient, to believe that the struggle for justice lives somewhere else. But the truth does not recognize geography, and Southern…
Read MoreAB 2323: Protecting the Public’s Right to Know in a Digital Age
PACE NEWS joins statewide coalition to support legislation safeguarding legal notices and transparency By Dr. Gloria ZuurveenPublisher, PACE NEWS | Inside Inglewood INGLEWOOD, CA — In a time when information moves faster than ever, a critical question is being asked in Sacramento: Who ensures the public still has the right to know—and where is that…
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