WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ISSUE 1
VOTE NO on ISSUE 1 ISSUE 1 WILL APPEAR ON THE AUGUST 8TH, 2023 BALLOT On August 8, the only thing on your ballot will be Issue 1 to permanently end majority rule in Ohio. […]
Day: July 20, 2023
The Power of Prayer Starts the African American Festival
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Excitement filled the air this past weekend as the Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union hosted its 18th Annual Prayer Breakfast and African American Festival. “This festival started with the […]
Rain Didn’t Stop the 18th Annual African American Festival
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The 18th annual African American Festival welcomed hundreds of attendees during the two day celebration, but especially for the star-studded concert. Saturday’s concert was moved from the original Promenade […]
The African American Festival Parade
The sun did not shine on the annual African American Festival Parade this year … but the Parade proceeded as usual, and the spectators turned out to enjoy the spectacle. But while the sun did […]
Recent Supreme Court Decisions Set the Nation Back to Path of Inequality
By National Fair Housing Alliance Special to The Truth The Supreme Court’s recent decisions against affirmative action, LGBTQ+ rights, and student loan forgiveness were some of the most troubling and harmful rulings that the Court […]
Frederick D. Haynes, III, DMin, Named by Rev. Jesse Jackson as the Now President and CEO of Rainbow Push Coalition
Special to The Truth On Saturday, July 15, 2023, Rev. Jesse Jackson named Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, DMin, as the new President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Rev. Jackson officially announced his retirement on […]
Mobilizing Change
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor To secure the blessings of liberty, we must secure the blessings of learning. – Mary Futrell Pierrette “Petee” Talley’s unlikely journey from […]
Mayor, Police Chief Hail Improved Crime Statistics
The Truth Staff Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Toledo Police Department Chief Mike Troendle held a press conference last week to announce a dramatic improvement in the city’s year-to-date crime statistics. “This is the biggest […]
Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe by Aomawa Shields, PhD
c.2023, Viking $28.00 352 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The […]
Issue 1 is Dangerous for Our Constitution, Our Democracy, and the Power of the People
By State Senator Paula Hicks Hudson Guest Column On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, Ohioans will vote on the boldest challenge to our democracy yet. Issue 1, the only item on the ballot, seeks to fundamentally […]