Meetings Are Free
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor It’s not that they don’t hear you. It’s that hearing you costs them nothing. Toledo City Council spent three hours last week listening to folks […]
Author: Sojourner’s Truth
Mazywood by Tananarive Due
c.2026, Saga Press $32.00 512 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor The brochure made it look so relaxing. Roomy accommodations, gourmet meals, personalized service, ample staff, and your every wish fulfilled. Who wouldn’t want […]
Dear Family, Friends and Neighbors,
I have a tale to tell. I recently had an experience with identity theft that I thought was worth sharing because I discovered a hole in my own financial security that I did not know […]
City’s Prosecutor’s Office Launches Public Data Dashboard to Increase Transparency
Special to The Truth The City of Toledo Prosecutor’s Office has launched its new Prosecutor’s Office Dashboard (https://toledo.prosecutiondata.org/), offering greater transparency into nearly 90,000 criminal and traffic cases prosecuted in Toledo Municipal Court and highlighting […]
AALP Announces Reset and Restructuring of Central State University Student Workshop
September 26 remains an important part of broader Central State – Toledo discussions; September 27 Presidential Community Presentation will continue as planned The African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio (AALP) announced this week that […]
The 12th Annual Motown Dinner & Dance Cruise
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor It was another thoroughly delightful night aboard the Detroit Princess on Friday, August 28, as about 140 guests, mostly from Toledo, joined Donnetta Carter – the Social Butterfly – […]
Suzette and George Cowell Celebrate 50 Years of Love and Life
A golden anniversary filled with family, friendship, music and memories By Valerie Simmons-Walston Guest Contributor Love was in the air as more than 150 family members and friends gathered at the Gesu Conference Hall on […]
The September IMA Meeting
The Truth Staff If you are new in town or even if you have been around for a while and have a need to learn more about the services and opportunities available in the Glass […]
When the Keys Change Hands: Who Gets to Own Toledo’s Future?
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Toledo’s Housing Market Is Changing When Engelo Rumora, owner of OZ Realty, first discovered Toledo’s real estate market, he still lived in Australia. That was around 2012. Fourteen years […]
Two Systems of Justice: How Success Makes Leaders of Color Targets
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Guest Column Unless you have lived through it, it is easy to dismiss as racial paranoia the wariness and discomfort felt by many successful business leaders of color […]