{"id":2420,"date":"2021-08-26T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2021-08-26T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:30:48","slug":"the-african-american-male-wellness-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/26\/the-african-american-male-wellness-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"The African American Male Wellness Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2421\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_6536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, August 21, the ninth annual African American Male Wellness 5K Walk\/Run started at the Warren AME Church at 9:30 a.m. but, as always, the walk was not the only important feature of this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event, organized by Brian Byrd, chief of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, is a morning filled with health screenings, vendors and music.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees had the opportunity to receive the COVID vaccines \u2013 Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson, HIV screenings, blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, mammograms and dental checkups, among the many health services offered.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s sponsors were Warren AME, Mercy Hospital, ProMedia, the City of Toledo, Monnettes and Firefighters Local 92.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2420 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/26\/the-african-american-male-wellness-walk\/img_6562\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_6562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/26\/the-african-american-male-wellness-walk\/img_6554\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_6554.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/26\/the-african-american-male-wellness-walk\/img_6550\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_6550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/26\/the-african-american-male-wellness-walk\/img_6538\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_6538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, August 21, the ninth annual African American Male Wellness 5K Walk\/Run started at the Warren AME Church at 9:30 a.m. but, as always, the walk was not the only important feature of this year\u2019s event. 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