When Freedom Becomes a Private Club
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then […]
Author: Sojourner’s Truth
The Tipped Wage Is a Legacy of Slavery; Chicago Is Right to End it
By Ben Jealous Guest Column The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black workers into jobs where […]
Community Block Watch Meeting
The Kwanzaa Park Neighbors are pleased to welcome Deborah Barnett to the monthly Block Watch Meeting. Through her consulting company N-SYNC, LLC, Deborah Barnett has been instrumental in collaborating in a variety of programs with […]
Captain Bone Spurs…Lost In Space!
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column If you have not heard by now, Donald Trump is also contemptuously known as, “Captain Bone Spurs” allegedly due to his rich father getting a favor from a doctor […]
“Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s Sitcoms” by Geoff Bennett
c.2026, Harper $32.99 336 pages Wait. Did you hear that right? Yes, you did – […]
We Don’t Lack Unity: We’re Solving Different Problems
By Carla Thomas The Truth Contributor We keep asking the same question: Why can’t Black people unify? Why are we so divided on politics, strategy or even on what progress looks like? But that question […]
The Affordable Care Act and What It Means
By Tracci Johnson Guest Column $284.00 It is my monthly health care premium. It doesn’t even include the $100 out-of-pocket costs for doctor visits, prescriptions or emergencies or my $7,500 deductible. Donald Trump and congressional […]
Sacred Steel Museum Celebrates a Two-Year Anniversary and Years of Musical History
The Truth Staff The Sacred Steel Music and History Museum, by Del and Kelli Grace, which opened in 2024, celebrated a two-year anniversary on March 28, 2026, as guests were treated to museum tours, refreshments […]
HeForShe Mix & Mingle Mixer Produces Toolboxes
The Truth Staff The men of HeForShe held a Mix & Mingle on Saturday, March 28, at the Women of Toledo’s buildHerstudio and helped a number of young women assemble toolboxes while continuing to […]
Called to Care: Dr. Tanya Baldwin’s Life of Healing, Faith, and Purpose
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Some women choose their careers. Others are called to them. That’s what it feels like talking to Dr. Tanya R. Baldwin, MD. After almost 30 years in medicine, she […]