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Sojourner’s Truth Staff Clifford Murphy, icon and legendary bassist in the group, The Murphy’s, was a major influence in both the local and international jazz communities. He played with some of the best musicians in […]
Special to The Truth In 1961, a young man and his wife got lost on their way to an interview in Toledo, Ohio. As they drove around downtown, what they saw while trying to find […]
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Violence interruption is effective, but it takes intensive and sustained effort. David Bush is honored to lead the city’s interrupter program, a position that he has spearheaded since May. […]
Sojourner’s Truth Staff On Monday, August 22, dozens of prominent community men greeted students of the Martin Luther King Jr Academy for Boys on the first day of school and, minutes later, a few blocks […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Pluralism isn’t supposed to be about policing the boundaries; it’s supposed to be about breaking boundaries down and acknowledging the fluid and interactive nature of all […]
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor “We don’t want any students of color to feel they don’t have the opportunity,” says Angelica Johnson, recently appointed coordinator for the Lourdes University Like Me Program. This fall […]
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter It’s been at least five or six years since a youth survey has been done in Toledo. Last year local artist David Ross, along with Rev. Robert Culp of […]
By Carla Thomas Now entering our eighth year, the Naturalista Photoshoot is a much-anticipated event highlighting African-American women and girls, who have proudly embraced the natural hairstyle. The women are free to wear their hair […]
The Truth Staff The 17th annual African American Prayer Breakfast was held on Friday, July 15 at the Glass City Metropark Pavilion. The sold-out prayer breakfast, which serves as the opening event for the trio […]
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter Giving back to the people of Toledo is an ongoing priority for leaders in the African-American community. Our television news anchors have a long history of being trusted sources […]