401 Pledge: Say the Words
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” – Bishop Desmond Tutu. … Continue reading401 Pledge: Say the Words
Category: Truthshine Story
The 19th still matters!
The 19th Amendment was adopted 100 years ago. We should know the truth. … Continue readingThe 19th still matters!
WE ARE GOING TO STAND UP
3 years ago today Truthshine co-founder Tony Collins and his wife Stacie were in Charlottesville, VA protesting Unite the Right. … Continue readingWE ARE GOING TO STAND UP
Introducing Truthshine
Truthshine is committed to dismantling white supremacy by challenging racist histories and the policies they sustain. We seek to highlight the truth about the black stories of our communities, and create a reckoning with persistent inequalities in education, healthcare, justice, employment and opportunities of every kind. … Continue readingIntroducing Truthshine
The Civil Rights Moment of Our Time
On the anniversary of the signing of The Voting Rights Act of 1965, two of Florida’s rising political leaders tell us that 2020 will be the election of a lifetime, a singular moment in our nation’s history. … Continue readingThe Civil Rights Moment of Our Time
We Will Not Be Neutral
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” – Bishop Desmond Tutu. … Continue readingWe Will Not Be Neutral
Echoes of the Klan and Voter Suppression
83 years ago this month, 200 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan marched through “the southside negro district”, burning two giant crosses. … Continue readingEchoes of the Klan and Voter Suppression
60 Lynched in Tampa Bay Reign of Terror
The Equal Justice (EJI) Initiative has released an extraordinary report titled “Reconstruction In America” which reveals an additional 2,000 documented lynchings since the end of the Civil War. … Continue reading60 Lynched in Tampa Bay Reign of Terror
Why This Juneteenth Feels Different
Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947, but baseball’s role as a battleground for equal rights remained in the spotlight. And in 1961, the fight came to Florida. … Continue readingWhy This Juneteenth Feels Different
When Development Looks More Like Destruction
The difference in maternal mortality between black and white mothers isn’t just striking. It’s growing. … Continue readingWhen Development Looks More Like Destruction