By Sean Nestor The Truth Contributor In 2021, deplorable living conditions at the Greenbelt Place Apartments attracted the attention of U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This followed […]
By Robert Smith, President, African American Legacy Project Guest Column “Walk like you have 3000 ancestors behind you.” — African Proverb It was always a sense of community, a sense of pride and a sense […]
The Truth Staff The Urban Wholistics staff and board had much to celebrate on Wednesday, February 15, above all, the competition of an agreement with the Lucas County Land Bank for the tranfer of land […]
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter The YWCA of Northwest Ohio has announced the 2023 Honorees for the YWCA Milestones: A Tribute to Women annual award. Women on the Rise is the new category added […]
The Truth Staff Suzette Cowell, CEO and treasurer of the Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union, has been named to a business advisory council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The announcement, made earlier this […]
By Fletcher Word Sojourner’s Truth Editor Everyone seems to agree that all must pull together in order to end the current wave of gun violence in Toledo. But can everyone pull together? Emphasizing the need […]
Eric Williams and Kayla Harris are a product of how Brothers & Sisters United can benefit your life! They live out what it means to be in a healthy and loving relationship, as well as […]
A decade before Rosa Parks’ arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, police dragged Bayard Rustin off a bus in Tennessee for the same act of protest. When pressed […]
Black History Month, also known as African Americans-History is a month in which we honor many who have helped shaped the United States. In honor of this celebration, we wanted to recognize several historical figures […]
For far too long, Black history has been overlooked, minimized or — even worse — erased. Yet there’s no question that the contributions of Black people influence every part of how we live today, from […]