Hush Harbor by Anise Vance
c.2023, Hanover Square Press $30.00 288 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor In the past few years, you’ve carried your share of cardboard on sticks. You’ve chanted, marched, and showed […]
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Sisters 4 Unity Focused on Community, Love and Support
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter Sisters 4 Unity, a Toledo-based group of mothers whose sons have been victims of gun violence, recently held their first march Saturday, August 26 at Smith Park with an […]
Black Americans in Washington DC and Toledo at Opposite Ends of Financial Spectrum
The Truth Staff LendingTree researchers did an in-depth study of where and how Black Americans fare economically in the 100 largest metropolitan areas. The good news for Washington, DC area residents is that Black families […]
The Warren Sherman Festival
Warren Sherman had its annual Community Festival on Labor Day Weekend at Inez Nash Park. This is the site for the new Wayman Palmer YMCA and the groundbreaking has been planned for Tuesday, September 12. […]
Toledo Opera Welcomes 2023-2024 Resident Artists to Toledo
Special to The Truth Toledo Opera resident artists Sara Mortensen (soprano), Imara Miles (mezzo soprano), Jon Suek (tenor), Evan Fleming (baritone), and Steven Naylor (pianist) have arrived in Toledo for the 2023-2024 season. All five […]
Toledo Museum of Art welcomes iconic Hip Hop Artist to annual block party
Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The Toledo Museum of Art’s annual block party was held on Saturday, September 9 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The free community event provided family-friendly activities and featured iconic […]
Op-Ed: President Biden has kept his promise to our community
By Jaime Harrison From jobs and infrastructure to education and health care, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have shown us that government can work for our community — and they’re just getting […]
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church’s Annual Back to School Supply Event
Special to The Truth On Saturday August 26, 2023, members of the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church sponsored a picnic along with a “Backpack.” give-a-way to all of the youth from the church and surrounding […]
Voting Rights Activists Stress Need for Citizen-Driven Redistricting Process
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter Wednesday September 6, the APRI (A. Philip Randolph Institute), Ohio Unity Coalition, Ohio NAACP, and the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a collection of voting rights advocates, hosted a media call […]
Hygiene Product Donation Drive Has Already Started
The drive supports students at the Jones Leadership Academy of Business Local organizations are asking for your donations of hygiene products to help students at the Jones Leadership Academy of Business. “Our goal is to […]