Too Close for Comfort
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor A vote is a kind of prayer about the kind of world we want to live in. […]
Year: 2024
Toledo Schools Superintendent Named Urban Educator of the Year
Special to The Truth Romules Durant, superintendent/CEO of Ohio’s Toledo Public Schools, received recognition as the 2024 Urban Educator of the Year at the Council of the Great City Schools’ 68th Annual Fall Conference. Five […]
TPS Receives a National Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Last week, at the American Association of School Personnel Administrators national conference in Seattle, Toledo Public Schools received the AASPA’s William L. Hunter Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. This distinction recognizes Toledo Public Schools for […]
The Plastics Inside of You Right Now
By Ben Jealous Guest Column If you are reading this indoors, there is a good chance there are hundreds of invisible plastic particles floating around in the room you are in. There is also a […]
VP Kamala Harris Unveils Extensive Agenda for Black Men, Promises Wealth-Building and Opportunity
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Special to The Truth Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled an extensive agenda designed to dismantle systemic barriers and foster new opportunities for Black men […]
X-Ray by Nicole Lobdell
c.2024, Bloomsbury Academic $14.95 121 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Is it broken? Doesn’t look like it, but it sure does hurt. You can’t […]
Supporting the Success of Black Women Entrepreneurs
Special to The Truth Black/African American women-owned businesses make significant contributions to the economy and are key to driving small business growth. In fact, according to the Wells Fargo 2024 Impact of Women-Owned Businesses Report, […]
Reinvest Toledo Voter Education Empowerment Campaign
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter Reinvest Toledo filled the historic Collingwood Arts Center for four weeks in September 2024 and October 2024 to empower and educator voters from low turnout zip codes. “My job […]
The Area Office On Aging Is Now Assisting Northwest Ohioans With Heating Costs Through the 2024/2025 HEAP Winter Crisis Program
The Area Office on Aging of Northwestern and the Ohio Inc Ohio Department of Development want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills during the winter months. […]
Forecasting the Toledo Branch NAACP’s Future
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor An insignificant right becomes important when it’s assailed. – Eleanor Holmes Norton According to conversations […]