By Alexandria Leatherberry The Truth Reporter Sonia Flunder-Mcnair, owner and founder of SoniaOrganics, has expanded into urban farming gaining representation and access to USDA Farms for minority communities. Her initiative birthed Urban Wholistics, a community-based […]
State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) Thursday applauded the signing of the bipartisan companion bill to House Bill (HB) 204 which was sponsored by Reps. White and Melanie Miller (R-Ashland). Senate Bill 17 designates March […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column This screed is directed primarily at Black and Latino voters, who, in their hearts’ desire, want to be considered as white or “near” white as possible in their […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King, Jr. The Attorney General contest may not be the headliner on […]
c.2026, Harper $24.99 256 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor You gotta start somewhere. First, you crawled, then you toddled before you ran, which is exactly how most things are. There’s a foundation […]
By Ben Jealous We keep Black History Month on one shelf and Valentine’s Day on another. One is supposed to be about pain and struggle. The other about flowers and pastel sugary hearts. Public remembrance […]
The Truth Staff County and City Officials joined members of the Community Solidarity Response Network on Tuesday, February 3, to kick off the local celebration of Black History Month with a flag raising ceremony at […]
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter The Toledo Opera’s Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti will be performed on February 13 and 15 at the Valentine theatre. This production is directed by Ian Silverman and […]
Though slavery in America has long since been illegal in the United States, the ramifications of the African slave trade that almost broke the new nation are still felt throughout American society, politics, and culture […]
For far too long, Black history has been overlooked, minimized or — even worse — erased. Yet there’s no question that the contributions of Black people influence every part of how we live today, from […]