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 […]
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Top Ways to Take a Safe Vacation
Special to The Truth After months spent indoors at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that many people are itching to get back out there and take a vacation. This is […]
Faith and Community Leaders from across the United States Rally to Support Kilpatrick and Black Farmers
By Tricia Hall Sojourner’s Truth Reporter Ebony Magazine organized a virtual press conference to demand the compassionate release of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and justice for black farmers facing foreclosure. Faith leaders, recently […]
Toledo Museum of Art acquires major new work by contemporary artist Bisa Butler
The artwork’s title, The Storm, the Whirlwind, and the Earthquake, references a speech by Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852 TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Museum of Art has added a monumental quilted portrait of […]
Time for a Sweet Hour of Prayer?
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Take a deep breath and sit back and marvel at what has happened to the whole world regarding the sneaky takeover by the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions are […]
Toledo Buffalo Soldiers Honor Fallen Police Officer
On Sunday, July 5, the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers organized a motorcycle drive through the streets of Toledo, ending at the Toledo Safety Building, to honor Toledo Police Officer Anthony Dia who was shot and killed […]
No Easy Answers
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor No hour is ever eternity but it has its right to weep. – Zora Neale Hurston Last week was a trying hour for our community. […]
Mayor Announces Community-Police Relations and Reform Committee
Special to The Truth “Ever since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer late last month, there has been a renewed discussion about the need to reform policing policies and improve relations […]
THURGOOD MARSHALL LAW ASSOCIATION Statement on Injustice, Racism and Police Brutality
The Thurgood Marshall Law Association, comprised of African American and diverse attorneys in Toledo, are outraged by the countless deaths of our black brothers and sisters at the hands of police. Dr. Martin Luther King, […]