Celebrating Easter As We Have Down Through the Years
By Mary Louise It’s that special time of the year – “hippity, hippity, hop.” Time for the Easter bunny … As a child I remember my Grandma (Tudda) would fix me whatever I wanted for […]
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Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in America’s Classrooms
Special to The Truth While the rollout of the vaccine has been a relief for the nation’s teachers, many of whom have been working in-person on and off since the start of the pandemic, […]
Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic Returns to Pro Football Hall of Fame Campus
Special to The Truth Tickets now available for Labor Day weekend events The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) Classic returns to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s campus over Labor Day weekend (Sept. […]
Suzanne Rorick: Bringing Diversity to the Toledo Opera
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor “The arts are not just entertainment,” says Suzanne Rorick, executive director of the Toledo Opera and this year’s YWCA Milestones honoree for the Arts. “We are employers; we want […]
Drama Returns to City Hall
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Where there is money there is fighting. – Marian Anderson The tension at last week’s disputatious Toledo City Council meeting revealed the classic power struggle that […]
Rep. Hicks-Hudson Co-sponsors Resolution to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
Resolution provides meaningful actions to address racial health disparities, dismantle systemic racism in Ohio Special to The Truth Last week, State Rep. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) signed on as a co-sponsor to House Democratic priority legislation […]
Black Americans Must Now Fight on All Fronts
By John E. Warren, PhD, Publisher of The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Guest Column While some of us are spending our time watching the news or wondering how we are going to survive the […]
Thirty Years ago, I watched Rodney King Beaten. We Thought Our Fight Was Finally Over
By Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) Texas Metro News Guest Column March 3, 2021 When I first saw the tape of Rodney King being beaten in the middle of the street on March 3, 1991, I […]
Bush Foundation to Address Racial Wealth Gaps With $100 Million Commitment to Seed Two Community Trust Funds
The Bush Foundation Is Committing $100 Million In New Funding To Seed Two Community Trust Funds To Directly Support Wealth Building For Black And Native Communities In Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota And The 23 […]
My COVID-19 Action Plan: How to Cope When the Virus Hits Home
By Sonja Bartolome, M.D. Internal Medicine – Pulmonary Disease UT Southwestern Medical Center Special to The Truth In a pandemic, even when you do everything right, viruses can still find a way into your home. […]