The First Church Free Community Store
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The First Church of God located on the corner of Collingwood and Central opened their monthly store that provides free items to the community on Saturday January 29, from […]
Month: February 2022
Blue: A Unique Story for the Opera Stage
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter The Toledo Opera held a livestreamed discussion in anticipation of its upcoming opera Blue. Blue, which features an all-black cast, will debut at the Valentine Theatre August 26th & […]
Candice Harrison Named President of Toledo Press Cub
Candice Harrison, the external communications manager for Toledo Public Schools, has been named the president of the Press Club of Toledo, the first Black president of the Club. She will be inducted during the Press […]
The Fair Housing Center and Other Fair Housing Groups Reach Historic Settlement with Fannie Mae Focused on Rebuilding Communities of Color
The settlement will directly and immediately benefit the communities of color throughout the Toledo region and nationwide hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis and its aftermath. This week, The Fair Housing Center, along with the […]
Here We Go Again!
By Lafe Tolliver, Eq Guest Column If you have been remotely following the GOP hue and outcry about President Biden fulfilling a campaign promise in which he would nominate a Black woman to the United […]
Taking Time to Make Time
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor My [prayer ritual] is spending time to ask for what I need and then listening for the answer…[Afterward] I feel grounded, guided, and supported all […]
African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History by Tracey Baptiste, illustrated by Hillary D. Wilson
c.2021, Algonquin Young Readers $19.95 / higher in Canada 176 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor The stories you love best are filled with excitement and […]
Juanita Greene: Banker, Public Servant, Extraordinary Volunteer
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Every spring the YWCA honors women in northwest Ohio who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities and open doors in their communities for other women to achieve their potential, too. The […]
Kenya: An East Coast Combination of Savannas, Forests, Mountain Ranges
By Msimbi Shuman Jambo! Hello! Welcome to Kenya, one of the most well-known travel destinations in all of Africa. Every summer tens of thousands of tourist from around the world arrive to visit Kenya’s safari […]
The Memory of a Century
By Lee Ann Song I titled this piece “The Memory of a Century” because of the two events that impacted me the most on this trip. One happy and one sad. But both events that […]