The Southern Truth
The Southern Truth: The Unfinished Business of Reparations
The Unfinished Business of Reparations The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen,Editor-in-Chief, Member, National Newspaper Publisher Association (NNPA) Heartbreak and Disappointment in Sacramento Heartbroken, many had come to Sacramento to hear good news about reparations. They didn’t. No, they didn’t. Why? Well, from what I have read and heard from very credible sources, including voices like…
Read MoreBranch of Christ Outreach Ministry (BCOM): Prophet Jeremiah, Wholly Committed To God
By Gloria Zuurveen, D. Min., Minister Branch of Christ Outreach Ministry (BCOM) Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise him here below. Reading the book of Jeremiah, the prophet, I was moved by the Holy Ghost to write these words. They are as fire shut up in my bones. They are words of…
Read MoreOPINION: Congresswoman Waters, the People of Inglewood Needs the People Mover
By James T. Butts There are few places in the country that understand a comeback like the city of Inglewood. When I became its mayor in 2011, this majority-minority city was on the verge of municipal bankruptcy, within six months of not making payroll. Inglewood’s fiscal health is stabilized, and we’ve created thousands of prevailing…
Read MoreOPINION: Negrogate IV: Kamala Harris the Hindu, the Hoax, the Harlot, the Hypocrite-Hater, the Boule Hype and Our Holocaust
This opinion piece was first published 4 years ago on August 18, 2020 @ 2:55 pm. By Dr. Randy Lancaster-Short, M.Div., Ph.D. Rest assured most people know that segregationist Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris Emhoff to be his Vice Presidential running mate to continue his career focus of destroying Black people. From…
Read MoreThe Southern Truth: It’s Official, Biden Bows Out. Who Will the New Nominee Be? Kamala? We Will See.
The Southern Truth: It’s Official, Biden Bows Out. Who Will the New Nominee Be? Kamala? We Will See. By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief It happened, he’s out. President Joe Biden has bowed out after so much pressure and the fact that he simply needs the rest. He has run the test and he has won. He…
Read MoreA Nation in Transition: The Future of American Leadership
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief The Enduring Spirit of Independence Here we are after Independence Day, and we are still here. Yes, we are, and we have so much to be thankful for. We are to be grateful in times like these, for our nation’s resilience and the unwavering spirit of…
Read MoreJuneteenth is more than a holiday. It’s a call to action
By Dr. Randy Lancaster Short, minister, author and reparations advocate From MSNBC.com Although it was only designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day has of course been celebrated in Black American communities since the late 1860s. But until President Joe Biden signed it into law, the holiday was not widely known to most Americans, who either had…
Read MoreShelby County Clerk, Wanda Halbert, Ouster Case Dismissed by Judge
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief While following up on a previous Southern Truth article about something fishy going on in the case of the petitioner’s attempt to oust Wanda Halbert, Shelby County Clerk, well I am here to report today on Wednesday, June 19, Juneteenth, a celebration of jubilee, that since that article…
Read MoreThe Southern Truth: Is Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert Being Trumped?
The Southern Truth Is Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert Being Trumped? By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief I first met Ms. Wanda Halbert when she was a City Councilmember sometimes back in 2015. I sat in on a council meeting where she was presiding and she exuded confidence in her presentation to the committee members sitting…
Read MoreOne United Bank Gets Hit!
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief Look at One United Bank located on Crenshaw near Obama Blvd. and across the street from the vacant land that needs developing you have One United Bank a Black bank that has been hit. This picture was taken on this past Saturday in the afternoon, May 18, 2024.
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