The Long Term Impacts of COVID-19 on the Local Community
By Paul Hubbard and Fletcher Word The U.S. economy is back on track, it appears, with a very solid jobs gain report for June – 850,000 new jobs. The health crisis appears to be improving […]
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Bill Cosby: America’s Father or American Villain
By Rev. Benjamin Green Guest Column Well, I have not been one to shy away from a subject, and I don’t intend to start now. I know that there will be those who will disagree […]
More Police in Toledo Public Schools?
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor For too long our education system has been intertwined with the criminal legal system and the results have been tragic, particularly for our most vulnerable students. […]
16th Annual African American Festival Scheduled for July 24, 2021
Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union announces the return of the African American Festival and Parade. The 16th Annual African American Festival, “Celebrating our History, Health and Education,” is back. The long running summer event was […]
Father’s Day Is Every Day at Brothers United!!
We are here to serve you! We help with: Child support Co-parenting issues Parenting workshops Much, much more! TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BU2.0 AND ITS SERVICES, PLEASE CALL 419-279-0798 FOR MORE INFORMATION – SERVING FATHERS […]
Laveda Wright’s Sweet and Elegant, LLC
Sojourner’s Truth Staff “I just want to bake,” Laveda Wright told Olivia Holden, executive director of Assets Toledo upon their first meeting some years ago. As a fledgling entrepreneur and proprietor of a bakery business, […]
Barbie and Herman Harrison, United As Always, Ordained Together
Sojourner’s Truth Staff It wasn’t an easy journey, nor a particularly speedy one, but on Father’s Day 2021, Barbie and Herman Harrison were finally ordained as ministers at United Missionary Baptist Church by Pastor Robert […]
Please Put Our Children First in the State of Ohio’s Budget
By John Jones, HOPE Toledo President Guest Column Over the past two years, a broad group of organizations and individuals have been working collectively together to lift up and bring to life a “comprehensive, community-based […]
Toledo African American Chamber of Commerce Hosts an In-person Gathering
Sojourner’s Truth Staff The Toledo African American Chamber of Commerce hosted a meet and greet on Friday, June 25 for Chamber members and guests at the newly constructed Glass City Metropark. The attendees had an […]
Cecelia Adams, PhD – Leaving Council on Her Own Terms
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor As Toledo City Councilwoman Cecelia Adams, PhD, is on her way out, a new city department is on the way in – a city department that the councilwoman has […]