The Southern Truth
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Publisher’s Column The Awakening of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dear Readers, As we approach the celebrations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is essential that we take the time to reflect on the significance of this day and why we honor his memory. Dr. King’s dream, which he passionately shared with…
Read MoreComedian Katt Williams Goes Viral After Unleashing on ‘Deviants’ in Hollywood: ‘I Know So Many Things I Shouldn’t Know’
From Resist the Mainstream Comedian Katt Williams, in a recent conversation with NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe on Sharpe’s show “Club Shay Shay,” expressed his strong views on the state of Hollywood, calling out its “deviants” and lack of godliness. The discussion, which aired on Wednesday, delved into Williams’ expectations for the…
Read MoreVideo Shows Senatobia, Mississippi Police Tasing Restrained, Unarmed Black Man In His Own Home
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief Senatobia, Mississippi police department is in the news again. Yes it is. Why? The other day Patrick Alexander called to ask me if I had heard the news. He calls me Elder Walker. He said, “Elder Walker have you heard the news about what the police did to…
Read MoreCongresswoman Maxine Waters Honored at A New Way of Life Celebration of 25 Years…Transforming Lives & Restoring Hope
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief Ms. Susan Burton, founder, A New Way of Life, dressed in a taffeta gray floor length gown as she takes the stage to honor one of our stalwart warriors in the fight for building bridges of hope for the many women who have come through the doors of…
Read MoreColonel Vaughan Witten Making International Moves with Two Books On Display at the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse in Germany
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief Colonel Vaughan Witten has risen from a small West Virginia coal mining village of Anawalt with a population of approximately 2000 people in McDowell County to become one of the most prolific authors whose books, “Learned Helplessness: The Poison Pill Threat to Black America” and “The Journey:Appalachia To…
Read MoreParent Action Coalition for Education: How Education Impacted and Influenced Famous Black People Lives?
The Southern Truth Parent Action Coalition for Education: How Education Impacted and Influenced Famous Black People Lives? Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief Parent Action Coalition for Education (PACE) focus on educating youth and young adults through mentoring, training and preparing them for life-skills and what better way to educate than to show by examples of excellence in…
Read MoreDr. Zuurveen Terminates School Board Candidacy To Continue Being an Independent Voice for the Black Community In Critical Times Like These
As a woman of God who was raised by strong Black men and women in the thickets of Senatobia, Mississippi and was brought up in the home, the church, and the school which was a safe haven for me as I not only learned the three Rs, but also about a village of people who…
Read MoreMarilyn Sessom: My Mentor and My Friend, Celebrates 70th Birthday
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief Marilyn Sessom celebrated her 70th birthday not long ago and I was on the scene. I had been scheduled to attend a conference in Nashville, Tennessee for the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and my first cousin Vedia Brunt said Marilyn was having her 70th birthday party and…
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First Black Chair of Tennessee Democratic Party, Hendrell Remus, Seems To Put Party Over People In South Memphis
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief You know, I didn’t know Hendrell Remus at all. I didn’t know he existed until one of his neighbors who still lives in South Memphis mentioned how bad the property across the street from her is being kept. She said that it was so bad that her…
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