Juneteenth at The Doug
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter A beautiful Juneteenth celebration was in full swing Saturday at The Frederick Douglass Community Association. The air was filled with an electrifying energy, a palpable sense of pride and […]
Month: June 2023
The 2023 AKA Juneteenth Jazz Brunch
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Zeta Alpha Omega Chapter held a Juneteenth Jazz Brunch program on Saturday June 10 at The Pinnacle and hundreds of guests, many in Afrocentric apparel, enjoyed the jazz stylings […]
Buckeye Review Statement on Juneteenth 2023
June 19, 2023 By Dr. M. Mike McNair Co-Publisher When President Joe Biden signed the legislation two years ago, designating Juneteenth, as a federal holiday many considered it a tiny measure and even a capitulation […]
Billie Johnson Honored by Toledo City Council
The Truth Staff “It’s an honor for us to be able to recognize you,” said Toledo City Councilman Nick Komives to Billie Johnson, longtime CEO of Area Office on Aging, on Tuesday, June 13 during […]
Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2023
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter Several organizations gathered to raise awareness and share information in recognition of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the Mott Branch Library. The event […]
Rich White Men: What It Takes to Uproot the Old Boys’ Club and Transform America by Garrett Neiman, foreword by Robin DiAngelo, introduction by Allen Kwabena Frimpong
c.2023, Legacy Lit $29.00 384 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor One step ahead, three steps behind. That’s how your life feels sometimes. You make movement forward and […]
Reimagining Public Safety and Unlocking the City’s Potential
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Here in the city, a new narrative is emerging—one that challenges the conventional notions of public safety and aims to usher in a future of safe, thriving, and hopeful […]
African American Communities Hit Hard by Plunging Air Quality Levels
By Paul Hubbard Guest Column There have been many news reports on the air quality we breathe being bad. It’s because of the wildfires in Canada and Grayling Michigan. This smokey bad air quality has […]
Hicks-Hudson Condemns Senate Budget
Special to The Truth Last week, state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass their version of House Bill 33, the state operating budget. “The tax changes […]
An Embarrassment Bigger Than Trump
By John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper In the midst of the discussion of the second indictment of former President Donald Trump, there is an issue greater than, if not equal […]