On Saturday night, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement following a shooting and gun violence at Toledo’s Old West End Festival: “Our community is in pain tonight as a result of senseless gun […]
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor The question Democratic lawmakers are raising in Columbus is – why do we need a constitutional amendment to enshrine voter identification requirements, when current laws already do that and […]
The Truth Staff Toledo area elected officials, financial institution representatives and Lucas Metropolitan Housing staff celebrated the grand opening of a transformative $29 million Collingwood Green Living housing development on Thursday, May 28. The new […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. – Jackie Robinson I […]
Special to The Truth State Representative Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) last week provided sponsor testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on House Bill (HB) 501<https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/HB501>, legislation aimed at expanding restitution eligibility for wrongfully convicted Ohioans. […]
The ground at the Hermitage is sacred and stained, and the music made by enslaved people and their progeny is what still feeds this country’s hope. By Ben Jealous Guest Column This Juneteenth I will […]
By Ben Jealous Guest Column My grandmother was born in 1916 on the same red Virginia ground where her grandfather was born enslaved. She lived to 105. She carried the weight of what her family […]
Award recognizes commitment to helping low-income Ohioans access justice Special to The Truth The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation is pleased to recognize Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) as the 2026 recipient of the Voice of […]
By Lafe Tolliver, Esq Guest Column Here is a question or a series of thoughts for my dear readers about your opinions regarding the recent arrest of a juvenile girl on three charges, with one […]
The Truth Staff Lucas County Commissioner Anita Lopez held a fundraiser on Thursday, May 14 at La Fiesta on West Sylvania and friends and supporters came out to donate and to join her at the […]