By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor On Friday, January 24, students at Elle P. Stewart Academy for Girls and the MLK Jr. Academy for Boys were honored for their participation in the 2024 Wreaths Across […]
By Ricky Tyus The Truth’s Travel Consultant Willie Simms was an American National Champion jockey in Thoroughbred racing and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee who won five of the races that would become […]
South Carolina State University will commemorate the 57th anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Martin Luther King Auditorium on campus. Columbia, South Carolina, businessman and […]
Visit the Toledo Library website to view the full event calendar, register for programs when required, and to find location details. Please note, programs are subject to change. ART, CRAFTS AND HOBBIES ———————————————————— Make a […]
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter The City of Toledo and the University of Toledo, in partnership with the Human Relations Commission (HRC), hosted its annual virtual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration Monday, January 20. This […]
This Black History Month, Toledo’s African American community invites everyone to honor the profound cultural and historical significance of the Dorr Street Business District. Once a vibrant center of life and commerce, the district stands […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Well, the inauguration is over and Donald Trump is in the White House again but this time, he is appearing with a cast of supporting feckless minions that would […]
By Ben Jealous Donald Trump’s playbook has always been to campaign like a populist and govern like an oligarch. But it is still shocking just how brutally he went after our country’s working people […]
By Alexandria Leatherberry The Truth Reporter F.A.M.E.D. Studios on 2610 W. Central Ave. hosted their third annual community dinner in honor of Dr. King’s legacy. Owner Shawanda Johnson-Clarke attributes the idea to her husband acknowledging […]
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor “Art and activism help us to think about Martin Luther King in a more wholistic way,” said Lanisa Kitchiner, PhD, Chief, African and Middle Eastern Division at The Library […]