This Weekend Is Lupus Awareness Time
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 […]
Day: May 18, 2023
UNCF Holds Toledo Mayor’s Luncheon
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 […]
The Truth about Whole Life Insurance
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 […]
A Word about Our Friend … the “N” Word
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 […]
Lucas County Commissioners Choose Downtown Toledo for New Detention Center
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 […]
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
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 […]
Healing for Our Mothers: A Grief and Loss Workshop
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 […]
Coalition Explains Lawsuit Against Voucher Programs and Calls for Action
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 […]
Amanda West and Family Celebrate Her 101st Birthday
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 […]
A Closing Bow: The Reflections of a Legendary Leader
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 […]