To Be Equal: Honoring a champion
By Mark Morial Guest Column We lost Judge Damon J. Keith, one of the greatest champions of voting rights in American history. More on his legacy. “By denying the most vulnerable the right to vote, […]
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St. Paul’s Annual Women’s Day Celebration
By Tricia Hall Sojourner’s Truth Reporter The St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church welcomed men and women to celebrate their annual Women’s Day service held on Sunday, September 19, 2021. The celebration theme was, “Women of […]
Sons of Toledo: A Local Barber Deals with Death
By Tricia Hall Sojourner’s Truth Reporter Sons of Toledo delivers a 20-minute documentary-style narrative experience through the eyes of local barber Marc for the audience. The film opens with a dramatic wide-shot of the main […]
Floridians Bring Their Grievances Against Critical Race Theory to Perrysburg
By Dawn Scotland Sojourner’s Truth Reporter An event was held this past weekend at a local Perrysburg hotel centered around the controversy of critical race theory. Sixty participants engaged in a presentation facilitated by the […]
Equal Districts Coalition Denounces Republicans’ Proposed District Maps as Unconstitutional, Unacceptable
Last week, the Equal Districts Coalition — a unified group of 30+ Ohio advocacy organizations and unions engaged in the 2021 redistricting process — blasted the Republican members of the redistricting commission for voting to […]
A Letter to the Editor from Carty Finkbeiner
In the Blade September 9th, it was reported that I had called for the refurbishing of the Wayman Palmer YMCA. In fact, I had called for a new, not refurbished, facility, which was reported in […]
The Barnhills’ Roots Run Deep – The Love Runs Deeper
Dale Barnhill and his wife Beverly hosted the first Barnhill Family Picnic on Saturday, September 4, at Walbridge Park. Realizing that the family, on his father’s side, had never had a reunion or picnic, Dale […]
A Party on Dorr Street
Sojourner’s Truth Staff The Solheim Cup may have attracted a lot of attention from the golfing set but the Saturday party on Dorr Street also had a good number of visitors. Roshawn Jones brought his […]
Former Toledo Mayors Endorse Jan Scotland for Mayor
By Dawn Scotland Sojourner’s Truth Reporter A press conference was held by mayoral candidate Jan Scotland at Rev. H. V. Savage Park in central Toledo on Tuesday, August 31. Scotland received public endorsements from former […]
KeyBank, NeighborWorks and The Fair Housing Center Expand Access to Home Loans in Toledo
Special to The Truth On Thursday, September 2, representatives of KeyBank, NeighborWorks and The Fair Housing Center held a press conference to announce a partnership designed to make financing for single-family homes easier and more […]