Toledoans Celebrate a Day of Service
In the spirit of giving back and remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a few women came together on a brisk morning in Toledo, Ohio to give back, or pay-it-forward as you might say. The […]
Month: January 2022
Sons of Toledo has World Premiere at Prestigious Mammoth Film Festival
Sons of Toledo, a short film about the lives of barbers fighting to keep their community together, will have its world premiere at the fourth annual Mammoth Film Festival February 3-6, 2022 in the resort […]
Morgan Harper: Dem Candidate for Senate Tours Toledo Businesses
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor Democratic senatorial candidate, Morgan Harper, toured Toledo small businesses on Saturday, January 8 and shared her vision about what’s wrong and right in Washington and what she intends to […]
The Annual MLK Jr. Unity Day Celebration
By Dawn Scotland Sojourner’s Truth Reporter The University of Toledo, in partnership with the City of Toledo and the City of Toledo Human Relations Commission, held its 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Day […]
Living Legacies: Art of the African American South
Sojourner’s Truth Staff “My art is the evidence of my freedom. People have fought for freedom all over the world. I try to show that struggle. It is a war to be fought. We’re trying […]
Kaptur Announces $96.7M for Ohio Bridges from Jobs & Infrastructure Bill Washington, D.C. –
Last week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced Ohio will receive $96.7 million this year in bridge repair funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congressional Democrats and signed into law by President […]
TARTA Looks To Modified Schedule In Case Of Driver Shortage
To ensure that it can deliver reliable service even in cases of driver shortages due to COVID-19, the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) has announced the creation of a Code Orange schedule that may […]
Minority Executive Leadership Program Designed To Support Personal and Professional Success for People of Color Graduates Eight Participants from Latest Cohort
The Center for Nonprofit Resources (The Center), a program of Greater Toledo Community Foundation, graduated the ninth cohort of its Minority Executive Leadership Program this week. Through a series of high-quality professional development workshops facilitated […]
Alpha Phi Alpha 30th Annual MLK Scholarship Breakfast
By Dawn Scotland Sojourner’s Truth Reporter The Men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. celebrated their 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast in honor of Dr. King’s legacy. This year’s theme was “Emerging […]
The Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Ohio Unity Coalition hails Ohio Supreme Court decision on Redistricting.
The Ohio Supreme Court sides with Ohio voters and confirms the value of the voices of Black and Brown voters in the redistricting process by rejecting maps that diluted the power of their vote. In […]