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Month: August 2021

Jesse Jackson Awarded Highest French Honor

August 19, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

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 […]

Top Stories

African American Legacy Project  Sports Legends Honorees

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

By Tricia Hall Sojourner’s Truth Reporter The African American Legacy Project’s Sports Legends (AALP) committee introduced 10 individuals on Friday, August 13, who would be inducted into the 2021 Hall of Fame on the following […]

Cover Story

Jan Scotland Introduces His Plan to Stem the Tide of Gun Violence

August 19, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

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 […]

Headline, Top Stories

Toledo’s Boxing Champ Returns Home to a Hero’s Welcome

August 19, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

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 […]

Health, Top Stories

Dallas Thinkers Assess Critical Race Theory (CRT)

August 19, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

“I was just thinking…” Dallas Thinkers Assess Critical Race Theory (CRT) By Norma Adams-Wade Texas Metro News Columnist Guest Column Allow me to weigh in on the incendiary debate about Critical Race Theory, also known […]

Editorial/Opinion

Let’s Do It Again

August 19, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The real question of life is not where you are now…It’s are you willing to create a vision larger than yourself so you can create something […]

Editorial/Opinion

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women by Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD

August 19, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2021, Amistad    $24.99 / $31.00 Canada         257 pages Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall, illustrated by Hugo Martinez c.2021, Simon & Schuster      $29.99 / […]

Book Review

The Wilberforce Imperative: Enriching the Lives of Our Students

August 12, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

By Elfred Anthony Pinkard, EdD Guest Column I am the 22nd president of Wilberforce University, this nation’s oldest, private HBCU that was founded, owned and operated by people of African descent. Wilberforce University occupies a […]

Education

Buffalo Soldiers Donate T-Shirts and Give Peace a Chance

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

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 […]

Soulcial Scene, Top Stories

Buffalo Soldiers Annual Scholarship

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Sojourner’s Truth

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 […]

Education, Top Stories

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  • Toledo’s Juneteenth 2025 Celebration Includes a Week of Activities

  • The 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Main Library Promotes Defense of Freedoms.

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