Growing: Meet Andre Miller
By Mariah Hicks, Brothers United Coach Special to The Truth “I was a dad before I was a dad. I had to take responsibility for my siblings, nieces and nephews, and neighborhood kids. It taught […]
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Water Equity Toledo Applauds City of Toledo for Continuing Moratorium on Residential Water Shutoffs
Last week, the Ohio EPA’s March 31 order prohibiting public water utilities from shutting off and restoring water service to homes due to inability to pay will end. Water Equity Toledo applauds the City of […]
Do You Have The Courage To Take A Stand?
By Anthony Bouyer, PhD Guest Column Education is power; a good education develops critical thinking skills that help people make decisions in their lives, makes them good citizens and helps them contribute to the overall […]
Pauli Murray: A Personal and Political Life by Troy R. Saxby
c.2020, The University of North Carolina Press $34.95 / higher in Canada 353 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Life, if you think about it, is somewhat like a necklace. Imagine the first bead […]
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP)
Want to improve the IRS? SPEAK UP By Andrea Price, TAP member representing Ohio Guest Column The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is comprised of civic-minded citizen volunteers from all walks of life representing each state, D.C., […]
Toledo Reaffirms Support for International Students
The University of Toledo last week issued the following statement on the new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance regarding international students: The University of Toledo has devoted significant resources over the past months to […]
Ohio Civil Rights Commission Once Again Finds Fire Department Guilty of Discrimination
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor For the second time in a month, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission has ruled in favor of an African-American firefighter trainee who had been dismissed by the Toledo Fire […]
Health and Education Are Topics of Virtual Meeting
By Tricia Hall Sojourner’s Truth Reporter State Representative Paula Hicks-Hudson sponsored a virtual chat on July 8, 2020. The 75-minute conversation included Doni Miller, CEO of Neighborhood Health Association, and Sheena Barnes, Toledo Board of […]
Do You Really Believe He “Aced” It?
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column You probably have read where Donald Trump is proudly trumpeting that he took a cognitive brain test and, get this…he aced it! When I read that, I was floored […]
Becoming Bulletproof by Evy Poumpouras
c.2020, Atria $27.00 / $36.00 Canada 323 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Every schedule, every plan you made in February was shot. March began and in about three weeks’ time, life changed in […]