The NAACP Toledo Job Fair
The Toledo NAACP sponsored a job fair on Wednesday, June 23, from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the grounds of the Mott Branch Library in order to present “life changing” employment opportunities to area residents. […]
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Father’s Day Expo and Juneteenth Celebration
On Saturday June 19, 2021 the morning began to look gloomy since there was no bright sunshine but later, as midday arrived, the sun started to shine at the Father’s Day EXPO and Juneteenth Celebration […]
Father’s Day Is Every Day at Brothers United!!
We are here to serve you! We help with: Child support Co-parenting issues Parenting workshops Much, much more! TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BU2.0 AND ITS SERVICES, PLEASE CALL 419-279-0798 FOR MORE INFORMATION – SERVING FATHERS […]
Laveda Wright’s Sweet and Elegant, LLC
Sojourner’s Truth Staff “I just want to bake,” Laveda Wright told Olivia Holden, executive director of Assets Toledo upon their first meeting some years ago. As a fledgling entrepreneur and proprietor of a bakery business, […]
Toledo Community Foundation’s Second Round of Equity & Access Grants
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is preparing a second round of grants for distribution in 2021 to non-profit organizations located in northwest Ohio that are providing services for local […]
Barbie and Herman Harrison, United As Always, Ordained Together
Sojourner’s Truth Staff It wasn’t an easy journey, nor a particularly speedy one, but on Father’s Day 2021, Barbie and Herman Harrison were finally ordained as ministers at United Missionary Baptist Church by Pastor Robert […]
Lucas County Citizen Levy Review Committee Unanimously Approves TARTA Sales Tax Levy Proposal
The Lucas County Citizen Levy Review Committee unanimously approved the sales tax levy proposal presented by the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) at the Committee’s meeting on June 22, 2021. TARTA’s proposal is to […]
Please Put Our Children First in the State of Ohio’s Budget
By John Jones, HOPE Toledo President Guest Column Over the past two years, a broad group of organizations and individuals have been working collectively together to lift up and bring to life a “comprehensive, community-based […]
My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir by Katherine Johnson with Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore
c.2021, Amistad $25.99 / $31.99 Canada 235 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor One, two, buckle my shoe. We Three Kings, cheaper by the dozen, it’s a Catch 22 and double jeopardy, then we’re […]
A Piece of the Healing Puzzle
By Asia Nail Sojourner’s Truth Reporter The pandemic presents us with many losses but has also given the working class a hidden gift. Rest. Raise your hand if you’d rather spend time laughing and enjoying […]