Our Time to Break Silence Returns May 1
By Lynne Hamer, PhD Special to the Truth The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King is more than I Have a Dream. Given one year to the day before his assassination, Dr. King’s Beyond Vietnam: A […]
Month: April 2022
Area Partners Form an Eviction Prevention League
The Truth Staff Local governments and area agencies announced a new eviction prevention initiative on Thursday, April 21, in order to “create resources within our community … to prevent evictions,” said Gary Byers, president of […]
A Community That Believes In Fathers: Brothers United is Changing the Narrative
By Mariah Maddox, Brothers United Special to The Truth Brothers United has been serving Toledo’s most challenging neighborhoods since 2015, having a seven-year track record. As of April 1, 2022, the Fatherhood program has served […]
Democratic Candidates for Senate Speak at Town Hall for Young Voters
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter The Ohio Young Democrats and Ohio Young Black Democrats held a virtual town hall meeting April 21 with Democratic candidates for the Ohio Senate. Morgan Harper and Congressman Tim […]
Connecting Kids to Meals Receives USDA’s Turnip the Beet Bronze Award
Connecting Kids to Meals (CKM) announced the distinct honor of being awarded the Turnip the Beet Bronze Award for the work done during last year’s Summer Meal Program to feed thousands of kids. Every year, […]
Introducing … The Cousin of Jim Crow!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column If you are mildly informed and conversant with the woefully sad state of political discourse and affairs as it regards the raging, but false phenomenon known as the “cultural […]
Reconcilable Differences
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Confrontation is about closing a gap between what should happen and what is happening. You are communicating to find a solution, not to bring someone down. […]
Conversations with People Who Hate Me: 12 Things I Learned From Talking to Internet Strangers by Dylan Marron
c.2022, Atria $27.00 272 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Sometimes, it just makes you feel gruff. Seriously, the internet should be the G.O.A.T. invention. It should be a place to connect with friends […]
Howard President Cites Records in Fundraising and Building Investments
By Darreonna Davis and Breonna Randall Howard University News Service Guest Column Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick cited records in everything from fundraising to construction investments on Thursday during his Spring 2022 State of […]
NANBPWC Maumee Bay Holds Celebration
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC) Maumee Bay, hosted a virtual celebration to acknowledge women’s history and the organization’s Founders’ Day on April […]