A Life Is Worth Only 20 Lousy Bucks?
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column If you have been watching any summaries of the George Floyd murder case for the past week or so, you probably have noticed a startling trend in the evidence […]
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LMH Awards Additional Tenant-Based Housing Choice Vouchers to Successful Program Partners
Lucas Metropolitan Housing (LMH) has awarded additional tenant-based housing choice vouchers to two program partners who have continued to maximize their program utilization above the LMH-required standard of 95 percent. LMH designed, developed, and implemented […]
Kaptur Statement on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
Last week, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the following statement as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled the American Jobs Plan, […]
How Prison Education Programs Transform Lives and Communities
Special to The Truth In 2014, Benito Castro was sentenced to six years in prison for passing bad checks as a result of a gambling habit he’d developed. Today, he’s the director of operations […]
New Alzheimer’s Association Research Shows that African Americans Experience Health Care Disparity and Discrimination in Getting Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
Special to The Truth Ernest Gragg is “a little stubborn” about things and fiercely independent, said her daughter Priscilla Robinson. You can see it in how she lives her life. Ernest Gragg worked until she […]
I Am a Voice for Others
By Tammy Presnall, Assistant Director of Support Living Luther Home of Mercy Guest Column Tammy Presnall has worked with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for most of her adult career. She holds a Bachelor’s […]
What’s on Your Take Action List?
By Patrice Powers-Barker, Ohio State University Extension The Truth Contributor As you know, every year in April we celebrate National Minority Health Month. One year ago, we were facing so many unknowns with Covid-19. Although […]
A Mental Health Moment: A Solution-Focused Approach
By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPC, NCC, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor Finding solutions is the goal of mental health counseling. Individuals seeking counseling express great concern over issues having affected them much […]
2021 Special Enrollment Period Access Extended to August 15 on HealthCare.gov for Marketplace Coverage
Last week, President Biden announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending access to the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) until August 15 – giving consumers additional time to take advantage of […]
A Tale of Two States … In the Same Country … If You Can Believe That!
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor One Small Step Forward in Illinois The City Council of Evanston, Illinois, a city of about 75,000 residents, passed legislation last week that will start the process of reparations […]