{"id":4710,"date":"2022-04-14T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2022-04-14T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:06:02","slug":"june-boyd-celebrates-her-87th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/14\/june-boyd-celebrates-her-87th\/","title":{"rendered":"June Boyd Celebrates Her 87th"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4711\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4711\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/June-Boyd-with-son-Steven-Boyd-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/June-Boyd-with-son-Steven-Boyd-256x300.jpg 256w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/June-Boyd-with-son-Steven-Boyd-214x250.jpg 214w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/June-Boyd-with-son-Steven-Boyd.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">June Boyd with son Steven Boyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>By Dawn Scotland<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>The Truth Reporter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t hide it!&#8230; I\u2019m 87 today and I\u2019m <em>very<\/em> <em>proud <\/em>of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>June Boyd, lifetime community activist and public servant, celebrated her 87th birthday with family and friends Friday, April 8 at Studio 323.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd, who experienced a near death experience this year when her home was struck by gunfire, emphasized that the celebration is a reminder to enjoy life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main reason I\u2019m celebrating is because I had a near fatal accident when someone shot into my home on January 3rd and the Lord gave me another chance.\u201d\u00a0 Boyd says she\u2019s energized. \u201dI want to work with as many people as I can so we can have more <em>love <\/em>and not so much <em>hatred <\/em>and <em>violence. <\/em>You know it\u2019s just gotten out of hand and we don&#8217;t have to live like that. We <em>never <\/em>did. It\u2019s not in our DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guests enjoyed food, refreshments and entertainment by Simply Shann (vocalist Shandonna Flunder and keyboardist Emitt Williams). The colors for the evening were black and yellow.\u00a0 Cards on the table thanked guests and read: \u201cToday is the first day of the rest of your life. Enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boyd was the first African American to graduate from St. Ursula Academy and was crowned Miss Sepia City at Buckeye Girl\u2019s States. She was one of the founding members of the Toledo Club National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women\u2019s Club and helped organize the Democratic Business and Professional Women\u2019s Club of Lucas County. In 1993, Boyd along with Sen. Edna Brown became the first two African-American women elected to Toledo City Council.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4710 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/14\/june-boyd-celebrates-her-87th\/simply-shann-vocalist-shandonna-flunder-and-keyboardist-emitt-williams\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Simply-Shann-vocalist-Shandonna-Flunder-and-keyboardist-Emitt-Williams-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4713\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Simply-Shann-vocalist-Shandonna-Flunder-and-keyboardist-Emitt-Williams-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Simply-Shann-vocalist-Shandonna-Flunder-and-keyboardist-Emitt-Williams-370x248.jpg 370w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Simply-Shann-vocalist-Shandonna-Flunder-and-keyboardist-Emitt-Williams.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4713'>\n\t\t\t\tSimply Shann (vocalist Shandonna Flunder and keyboardist Emitt Williams)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/14\/june-boyd-celebrates-her-87th\/singer-dianne-elaine-son-steven-boyd-june-boyd-keyboardist-emmitt-williams-simply-shann\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Singer-Dianne-ELaine-son-Steven-Boyd-June-Boyd-keyboardist-Emmitt-Williams-Simply-Shann-300x215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4714\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Singer-Dianne-ELaine-son-Steven-Boyd-June-Boyd-keyboardist-Emmitt-Williams-Simply-Shann-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Singer-Dianne-ELaine-son-Steven-Boyd-June-Boyd-keyboardist-Emmitt-Williams-Simply-Shann-349x250.jpg 349w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Singer-Dianne-ELaine-son-Steven-Boyd-June-Boyd-keyboardist-Emmitt-Williams-Simply-Shann.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4714'>\n\t\t\t\tSinger Dianne E\u2019Laine, son Steven Boyd, June Boyd, keyboardist Emmitt Williams (Simply Shann)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/14\/june-boyd-celebrates-her-87th\/thumbnail-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail-333x250.jpg 333w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/14\/june-boyd-celebrates-her-87th\/guests\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Guests-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Guests-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Guests-370x246.jpg 370w, http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Guests.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter \u201cI don\u2019t hide it!&#8230; I\u2019m 87 today and I\u2019m very proud of it.\u201d June Boyd, lifetime community activist and public servant, celebrated her 87th birthday with family and friends Friday, April 8 at Studio 323. 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