Politics
THE 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 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…
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The Power of the Black Vote
By Pastor J. Edgar Boyd Long before the United States became a nation, Black people helped build its foundation. Black men and women, some free and many enslaved, cleared land, tilled soil, built roads and bridges, and helped construct the nation’s capital. Yet while Black labor helped build America, Black Americans were denied full participation…
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,…
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One Blood, One Earth, One Humanity — So Why Does Empire Still Divide Us?
By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Minister, Branch of Christ Outreach Ministry (BCOM) Acts 17:24-26 declares a truth that mankind has struggled to accept since the beginning of civilization: “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And…
Read MoreCalifornia Political Consultant and Former Public Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Filing a False Tax Return, and Making False Statements
Plea agreement found here: williamson_plea_agreement.pdf SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Political consultant Dana Williamson, 53, of Carmichael, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, subscribing to a false tax return, and making false statements to a federal agent, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. “As part of an investigation that began in 2022,…
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: What Was Won-And What Is Now At Risk
An Urgent Reckoning in the Wake of the Court By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief The fight for voting equality was one of the most brutal and defining struggles of the civil rights movement. Before the passage of federal protections, Black Americans were fired from their jobs, driven from their homes, beaten, and even killed simply…
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