By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor The Toledo Opera presents a new opera this week from Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori and NAACP Theatre Award-winning librettist Tazewell Thompson. The new opera, Blue, centers on an […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Dictators know an illiterate crowd is the easiest to rule; thus, the history of reading is replete with book bannings and burnings. – Laurien Alexandre Teachers […]
It’s that time again! And Mt. Nebo Baptist Church will be holding their annual bookbag giveaway on Sunday August 21 to help kids in the neighborhood prepare for the new school year. The giveaway starts […]
“I am all about putting back into the community,” said Alexicia Sims, owner of Village Academy, a daycare center. On Saturday, August 13, at Sims’ group, Blackledo, held a pop-up event at the Vibe Lounge […]
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter Umar Abdullah-Johnson, PhD, spoke to a packed room at Greater New Psalmist Church in Toledo on Thursday, August 11 and received a standing ovation from the crowd. The event […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Pluralism isn’t supposed to be about policing the boundaries; it’s supposed to be about breaking boundaries down and acknowledging the fluid and interactive nature of all […]
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The 17th African American Festival which was organized by the Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union was held on Saturday, August 6. Thousands of individuals and families gathered at Promenade […]
The Truth Staff On Saturday, August 6, the Toledo Farmers’ Market showcased more than 60 local minority-, woman- and immigrant-owned small businesses. The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Toledo organized the evening at the Market […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Nonvoting is a fruitless temper tantrum. – Bruce Wright, Judge […]
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor “We don’t want any students of color to feel they don’t have the opportunity,” says Angelica Johnson, recently appointed coordinator for the Lourdes University Like Me Program. This fall […]