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Day: May 18, 2023

This Weekend Is Lupus Awareness Time

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Lupus Survivors and The Truth Staff The Lupus Foundation of America has conducted a number of surveys about the impact of the disease that affects 1.5 million Americans. One such survey indicates that 63 […]

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UNCF Holds Toledo Mayor’s Luncheon

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

The Truth Staff The third annual United Negro College Fund Toledo Mayor’s Luncheon was held on Friday, May 12 at the Glass City Center and the more then 500 guests were treated to speeches, information […]

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The Truth about Whole Life Insurance

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Vince Davis, State Farm Insurance, Vince Davis Insurance Inc. Guest Column Over the last four decades I have probably written thousands of life insurance contracts. The most important insurance contract is the one that […]

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A Word about Our Friend … the “N” Word

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Yeah, yeah. I played the Twitter excerpt of the Oakland A’s baseball color announcer using the “N” word when he was gushing about going to the Negro League Baseball […]

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Lucas County Commissioners Choose Downtown Toledo for New Detention Center

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

Special to The Truth The Lucas County Commissioners today announced that the new county pre-trial detention center will be built on a three-acre site at Canton and Southard streets, one block away from the current […]

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King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, Farrar, Straus and Giroux      $35.00          671 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor The life of the hero you most admire has been an open book. For much […]

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Healing for Our Mothers: A Grief and Loss Workshop

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Angie Hayes The Truth Reporter A “Grief and Loss Workshop,” a supportive and information event hosted by L.E.A.D. Community Church and the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, was held on Thursday, May 11 at the Mott […]

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Coalition Explains Lawsuit Against Voucher Programs and Calls for Action

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter A coalition that includes Toledo Public Schools, Toledo Federation of Teachers, the Ohio Coalition of Equity and Adequacy of School Funding, and also Vouchers Hurt Ohio organized a meeting […]

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Amanda West and Family Celebrate Her 101st Birthday

May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

The Truth Staff Amanda West and her family and friends celebrated her 101 birthday on Wednesday, May 10, with a drive-by party in the front of her home at 1406 Hoag Street, the same house […]

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A Closing Bow: The Reflections of a Legendary Leader

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor   You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get others interested […]

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  • The Juneteenth Alphabet by Andrea Underwood Petifer, illustrated by Ana Latese

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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.

  • The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Brings Health to the Smith Park community

  • What Is Juneteenth? How Did It Start? What Is Its Legacy?

  • The NANBPWC TOLEDO CLUB, Inc. Inaugural Yellow Event

  • Lost Black History – Bishop Richard Allen

  • The Juneteenth Alphabet by Andrea Underwood Petifer, illustrated by Ana Latese

  • Ten Juneteenth Facts

  • Deltas and the Toledo Community Honor Ella P. Stewart with Historical Marker

  • Black Soldiers to Be Celebrated at African American Civil War Memorial on Juneteenth

  • The 2025  African American Sports Legends  Northwest Ohio

  • Crosby Festival of the Arts Is Back—and It’s Blooming Bigger Than Ever!

  • The Sound of Silence

  • The Summer Festivals Begin in the Old West End

  • Indiana Avenue MBC Hosts the Senior Expo

  • NANBPWC, Toledo Club, Celebrates Local Owners/Educators

  • Grand Opening Weekend at EC Family Event Center

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  • The Sound of Silence

    June 19, 2025
  • What Happens to a Promise Starved

    June 12, 2025
  • Are Any of Us Really Ready for Fire Season?

    June 12, 2025
  • When Demagogues Blame the Vulnerable, We All Lose

    June 5, 2025

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