By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor There was a time when it was illegal for Black people to read. When we couldn’t own anything because we were owned. When we couldn’t eat in the same […]
By Alexandria Leatherberry The Truth Reporter The Toledo Chapter of The Charms, a local site of a growing national women’s empowerment and service organization, is closing out the year with new initiatives aimed at community […]
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor You’ve just about had it. Everything and everybody is on your last nerve, which marks the official end of any self-restraint you might’ve had. You’re out of patience, out […]
Special to The Truth National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments about Somali Americans: “The President’s abhorrent slurs against Soma-li Americans are not […]
By Ben Jealous News of the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s health struggles has stirred many. It has me praying. And it has me remembering the hard lessons he taught, shaped in the trenches of our people’s […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column For the historically challenged readers who are not versed with the concept of Jim Crow, suffice it to know that this intentionally-created dim-witted buffoon was the product of a […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor All signs point to Vanice Williams as Toledo City Council’s next president, shedding her interim label when the body reorganizes in January. Despite speculation about challenges, […]
Special to The Truth Last week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that three northwest Ohio organizations have been awarded a combined total of more than $3.7 Million in new federal funding from the US Department […]
The Truth Staff The Top Ladies of Distinction Toledo Chapter welcomed six new members on Saturday, November 22, at the Delta Hotel by Marriott. The new members are committed to the Top Ladies’ mission of […]
By Emily R. Evans The Truth Reporter On Saturday, November 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m, Woodward High School was the site of the Mothers Against Violence Flag Football Tournament. This event was a […]