Power to the People
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor This isn’t a revolution of black against white, this is a revolution of right against wrong. And right has never lost. – Dick Gregory On January […]
Year: 2021
Dr. Donald Baker Student Resource Room Opens at UT
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor University of Toledo administrators, staff and faculty joined the family members of the late Dr. Donald Baker, MD, a distinguished alumnus, to dedicate the Dr. Donald Baker Student Resource […]
Judge Myron C. Duhart Sworn in as President of Toledo Bar Association
Judge Myron C. Duhart was sworn in as 121st President of the Toledo Bar Association for the 2021-2022 membership year on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Judge Duhart is only the second person of color to […]
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
c.2021, Liveright $15.95 / $21.95 Canada 149 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor It’s a party! And you know what that means: fireworks, good food, […]
National Network of Black Museums to Release Their Second Virtual Juneteenth: Lift Every Voice and Sing
BLKFreedom Continues the Tradition of Exploring Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in America On June 18 at 11:00 a.m. CDT, the National Civil Rights Museum will virtually join nine leading Black museums and historical institutions from […]
1979 June 07 – Texas Passes Bill Becoming the First State to Make Juneteenth a Holiday
A celebration that has persisted for over a century receives its first official recognition on June 7, 1979, as the Texas Legislature passes a bill declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. The annual June 19 celebration […]
Ten Juneteenth Facts
Fact #1: Following the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, not all enslaved people immediately found freedom. The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in states then in rebellion against the United States. Union troops operating […]
What Is Juneteenth? How Did It Start? What Is Its Legacy?
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with […]
Juneteenth … Meet Your New America!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column A time traveler returning from viewing the celebrations of the newly freed slaves in Texas in June of 1865 and which joyous occasions morphed into the Texas holiday of Juneteenth, […]
Declared But Not Realized
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in present-day society. – Black Panther Party Platform The celebration of Juneteenth resonates with […]