The Southern Truth
12 Empty Beds Waiting To Be Filled With Homeless People But Red Tape Is In the Way
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief How many of you have read or even heard about the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority also known as LAHSA? Well LAHSA just released the results of the 2023 homeless count for the City and County of Los Angeles and you don’t even have to guess who is…
Read MoreRest In Peace Mr. Nathaniel Hicks, the Black Homeless Man On 54th Street Near Old Unemployment Office in L.A., Found Dead in Tent
The Southern Truth, By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief When is enough is enough? Black men lying and dying on the streets of Los Angeles must be stopped now. Mr. Nathaniel Hicks is one of those Black men who has died on the mean streets of L.A. and the sad part of it all is that…
Read MoreBlack Homelessness Not On the Agenda During Housing & Homelessness Press Briefing
Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief On June 2, 2023, my mother’s birthday, I know for sure it was because that was also the day I published on these front pages a piece entitled, “Too Many Black Homeless People To Be A Priority for Mayor Bass”. It received an incredible amount of feedback. I…
Read MoreTo Stop the “Poverty Pimps” We Should Have Listened to Former Mayor Richard Riordan and Journalist Jill Stewart Long Ago
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief If we would have only listened to former Mayor Richard Riordan a long time ago when he warned us, the Black community, about the “poverty pimps” who he said were “sucking up money that does not trickle down to the poor.” He did not name them himself. No,…
Read MoreToo Many Black Homeless People to Be a Priority for Mayor Bass
. The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief LOS ANGELES – Recently Mayor Karen Bass along with Councilman Tim McOsker announced Mayor Bass’ Inside Safe initiative was underway in Harbor City. On the same day the announcement came to my email in the form of a press release after the fact, I was out on the street in Los Angeles…
Read More“The Art of the Story: Our Stories Told On Screen, In Print and Through Museums” Panel Presentation Highlighted at Beverly Hills West (CA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Induction Ceremony Luncheon
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief All I can say is “Wow!” It was an amazing event held at the fabulous Proud Bird restaurant in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 20. I was at the Beverly Hills West (BHW) (CA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated ‘s Induction Ceremony Luncheon and Program where Zna…
Read MoreThe Southern Truth: CNN & Fox News Cleans House with Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson Same Day, What’s Really Going On?
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen What in the world is going on when you wake up and find that not only is the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson ousted from Fox News but I looked at CNN and “Liberal Lemon”, that’s Don, is gone too? What is really going on? These two have had…
Read MoreThe Southern Truth: Autocracy, Not Democracy, is On Display at Los Angeles City Hall With the Selection, Not Election, of Heather Hutt
By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief Lord have mercy on Los Angeles and its leaders. Today it was reported on one of the local news channels that Heather Hutt had been selected by Council President Paul Krekorian, with all members approving accept one, Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who was the lone no” vote — citing what she called…
Read MoreThe Southern Truth: Vigilante Justice In Arkabutla, Mississippi is a Systemic Condition of Hatred from the Heart, Not Guns
By Gloria Zuurveen The vigilante justice in Arkabutla, Mississippi on Friday where a man shot and killed six people is systemic condition of hatred from the heart, not guns. The battle waging in our nation today is much bigger than what the Democrats and Republicans are pushing as their pet agendas and while they perpetually…
Read MoreThe Southern Truth: Trey Lamar is a threat to our democracy
Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba needs your help to stop the anti-black, racist, bill HB 1020 that is moving through the Mississippi legislature and if it is passed out of the Senate, it means disaster for the largest Black city in the nation. Yes, state…
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