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 […]
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United Vision Baptist Church Community Day
Sojourner’s Truth Staff United Vision Baptist Church held a Community Day on August 14 at Wilson Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event offered children and families an opportunity to get free hair […]
St. Paul’s MBC Welcomes Youth Back to Church
Sojourner’s Truth Staff On Saturday, August 21, St. Paul’s Missionary Baptist Church brought their youthful members back to the church grounds for an afternoon of food and games, but also for some valuable life lessons. […]
Carty Finkbeiner Issues Statement on Mayor & City Council’s Battle over Good Friday and Juneteenth Holidays
On Sunday, August 22, 2021, Carty Finkbeiner, three-term Toledo Mayor, former member of Toledo City Council, as well as a candidate for this year’s mayor’s race, issued a statement calling council’s actions at last Tuesday’s […]
Jesse Jackson Awarded Highest French Honor
Special to The Truth On July 19, 2021, French president Emmanuel Macron awarded U.S. civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson the Legion d’Honneur, one of France’s highest honors, in recognition of what he called “a […]
Jan Scotland Introduces His Plan to Stem the Tide of Gun Violence
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Reporter Mayoral candidate Jan Scotland weighed in on the current gun violence epidemic plaguing the city of Toledo and offered a law-and-order platform to start the process of “Stemming the […]
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 […]
Buffalo Soldiers Donate T-Shirts and Give Peace a Chance
Sojourner’s Truth Staff Giving peace a chance, the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers MC met at Savage Park on Thursday, August 5, to announce their purchase of over 4,000 t-shirts carrying a message of peace on the […]
Buffalo Soldiers Annual Scholarship
On July 28, the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers held their annual scholarship awards event and donated funds to four area students who are heading off to college in the fall. Breyana Kemp who graduated from Southview […]
Blue Gill Fishing Club Donates Scholarship Funds
Sojourner’s Truth Staff The Blue Gill Fishing Club’s members annually raise money to donate funds to local agencies and to local scholars heading off to college. On Saturday, August 7, the Club gave a $500 […]