Dear Ryan,
I am starting a workout program and I’m not sure how much weight I should be using. I don’t want to get big & bulky by lifting weights. I just want to tone up and look […]
Category: Health
The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
The African American Male Wellness Walk
On Saturday, August 21, the ninth annual African American Male Wellness 5K Walk/Run started at the Warren AME Church at 9:30 a.m. but, as always, the walk was not the only important feature of this […]
Toledo’s Boxing Champ Returns Home to a Hero’s Welcome
Sojourner’s Truth Staff Toledo’s Oshae Jones has returned home after winning a bronze medal in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in the women’s welterweight boxing competition and she received a hero’s welcome on Monday at […]
100 Sistas Against COVID-19
Sojourner’s Truth Staff Frustrated by the disproportionate number of illnesses and deaths in the Black community due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the low number of vaccinations in the local area, a groups of prominent […]
Dear Ryan,
I am trying to get in shape for my wedding coming up at the end of October. I would love to lose about 20 pounds by the time I have to say I do! I […]
Leading Causes of Death and Greater COVID-19 Impact on Black Men in the U.S.
By Judy Seals-Togbo. MPH, Program Director, Amber Schaffer – Research Associate at Men’s Health Network, Melissa Barlow – Public Policy Associate at Men’s Health Network As life starts to return to a “new” normal from […]
Suicide by Cop – A Mental Health Crisis
A Mental Health Moment Suicide by Cop – A Mental Health Crisis By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPC, NCC, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor According to the National Center of Health Statistics there […]
PROMEDICA COMMUNITY EVENTS IN AUGUST
TOLEDO, Ohio, August, 2021- ProMedica will offer the following free community events in August: Safe Kids of Greater Toledo, West Toledo YMCA to host Safe Kids Day The Safe Kids of Greater Toledo team has […]
National Peach Month
By Patrice Powers-Boothe, OSU Extension Lucas County The Truth Contributor August has been known as National Peach Month since 1982. This is the month of peak-time for fresh peaches in Ohio. In Ohio, it is […]
Your Wellness Starts Here
By Pierrette “Petee” Talley, Convener/President Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Ohio Unity Coalition And Amber L. Currie, MPH, CHES Hospital Anti-Racism Project Coordinator www.ohiounitycoalition.org Last year, racism was the news cover story for most […]