The Two July 4ths: Which Did You Celebrate
By John E. Warren, DMin, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Chairman of the Board of Directors, NNPA It was like a “Tale of Two Cities”: The best of times and the Worst of […]
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A Nation That Forgets Its History Is Bound to Fail
When we forget the first fights over voting rights, we forget who profits when the many are divided. By Ben Jealous Guest Column Voting rights are back in the news because some people are still […]
United Vision Hosts Student Achievement Sunday
The Truth Staff United Vision Missionary Baptist Church hosted its annual Student Achievement Sunday on June 28 and honored the congregation’s outstanding student accomplishments with food, checks and gift cards “Whatever level of academic success […]
The Glass City JazzFest Returns
The Truth Staff The Glass City JazzFest returns this summer for the fifth year and, as promised, it will be bigger and better than ever. On Tuesday, June 30, Toledo City Councilwoman Cerssandra McPherson, the […]
Walking the Obama Presidential Center: A Conversation Between Memory, Place and Possibility
Based on an interview with world class traveler Ardenia Jones Terry By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter The First Thing You Notice Is the Way the Space Holds You, Ardenia Jones Terry Recalls You notice […]
St. Paul MBC and Pastor James H. Willis, Sr., Host Annual Youth Day
The Truth Staff St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church held its annual Youth Day on Sunday, June 28, as several young students were presented with college scholarships and the whole congregation celebrated their youthful members with […]
The McKinstry Midwest College of Theology Spring Commencement
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor This year’s McKinstry Midwest College of Theology’s Spring Commencement ceremony was much bigger than usual – so big in fact that it was moved to another location. The commencement […]
White, Black or Brown….Who Sits At The Table?
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column The Supreme Court recently issued a 6-3 decision indicating that if you are born on American soil, you are to be considered an American citizen. This decision, with a […]
What’s Happening This Week in Toledo
Monday, July 6 Let’s Get Moving: Morning Walks Woodsdale Park, 1226 Woodsdale Ave. | 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. A morning walk at a more leisurely pace. Wednesday, July 8 Pool Party Tour with Council […]
What to the Unprotected Is the United States’ 250th Birthday*?
Monita H. Mungo, PhD Guest Column Inspired by and written in conversation with Frederick Douglass’s 1852 address, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” The 250th birthday of the United States invites celebration, […]