By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter The Toledo Opera, The African American Police League and the Toledo Police Museum held a reception, “Preserving the African American Legacy in Law Enforcement,” at the Toledo Police Museum […]
The Truth Staff The City of Toledo’s Violence Interrupters program is ready to take the next step in an effort to tamp down the incidents of violent crime in the city’s neighborhoods. After focusing their […]
By John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper The recent electoral primaries are giving us important insight into the future politics of our country. All one has to do is look at […]
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor The Toledo Opera presents a new opera this week from Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori and NAACP Theatre Award-winning librettist Tazewell Thompson. The new opera, Blue, centers on an […]
By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Dictators know an illiterate crowd is the easiest to rule; thus, the history of reading is replete with book bannings and burnings. – Laurien Alexandre Teachers […]
It’s that time again! And Mt. Nebo Baptist Church will be holding their annual bookbag giveaway on Sunday August 21 to help kids in the neighborhood prepare for the new school year. The giveaway starts […]
“I am all about putting back into the community,” said Alexicia Sims, owner of Village Academy, a daycare center. On Saturday, August 13, at Sims’ group, Blackledo, held a pop-up event at the Vibe Lounge […]
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter Umar Abdullah-Johnson, PhD, spoke to a packed room at Greater New Psalmist Church in Toledo on Thursday, August 11 and received a standing ovation from the crowd. The event […]
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 Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The 17th African American Festival which was organized by the Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union was held on Saturday, August 6. Thousands of individuals and families gathered at Promenade […]