By DAVID MURRAY TCC WEB EDITOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025, TOLEDO, OHIO—The Toledo Chapter of the NAACP, at its general membership meeting last night, announced it was creating a ‘Trump Watch’ to keep a local tally of the damage the Trump Administration is doing to the Toledo community, especially to local Black people and people of color. Darlene Sweeney-Newbern, Toledo chapter president, told...
BY DAVE MURRAY, TCC Web Editor MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 -- Bishop James Robert Alan Culp, emeritus pastor of First Church of God in Toledo, will be inducted into the Lucas County Wall of Friends at 11 a.m. tomorrow by the Lucas County Board of Commissioners in their meeting room off the lobby on the first floor of One Government Center...
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will sponsor the 2024 Stand Against Racism conference on May 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at One Seagate in downtown Toledo. Titled, "Until Justice Just Is: Building Bridges To Equity," the keynote speaker will be Anthony Ray Hinton, who was released from prison in 2015 after spending 30 years on death...
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024--This year's YWCA Racial Justice Challenge will focus on Bodily Autonomy, Women's Financial Empowerment/Caregiving, Gun Violence, and Transportation. To register go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhsidLIfwaBLwF66IV1Nj3sOvkUIB1EdOtsblkMNRdG4RPYQ/viewform The Racial Justice Challenge is the action component for the Until Justice Just Is campaign, which is designed to raise awareness of systemic racism and how each of us can take action to advance...
FRIDAY, January 12, 2024--Bishop Robert A. Culp, senior advisor, counselor, and retired pastor of Toledo's First Church of God, will headline Martin Luther King Jr. Day events at a special day-long program at the Toledo Museum of Art on Monday, January 15. Bishop Culp, a founder of the Toledo Community Coalition and an anti-racism crusader, will talk about his trek to...
SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023--As an organization committed to empowering individuals and advocating for social justice, The YWCA of Northwest Ohio believes that every voice deserves to be heard. With this in mind, we would like to emphasize the critical importance of registering to vote before the upcoming deadline of July 10th. "Voting provides us with the opportunity to shape our communities,...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio's 2023 Stand Against Racism conference will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 25 in the Toledo-Lucas County Main Library's McMaster Center. The public is invited to this free event, but registration is requested. This year's conference is titled, "Advancing Justice: Ensuring Equity for All," with breakfast provided. "We are excited to...
Sunday, July 16, 2023--The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge begins tomorrow, July 17. The month-long program is an integral action component of the YWCA of Northwest Ohio's annual racial justice campaign--Until Justice Just Is. To register go to REGISTER NOW. When you register for 21 days you'll be sent an email directing you to daily activities such as readings or...
By David Murray, TCC Web Editor MONDAY, JAN. 16, 2023--Bishop Robert A. Culp, founder of the Toledo Community Coalition, past president of the Toledo chapter of the NAACP, and long-time pastor of First Church of God in Toledo, was awarded this year's Governor's Humanitarian Award by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission for...
By David Murray, TCC Web Editor THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022--Anyone concerned about the ongoing lead poisoning of Toledo's children needs to attend a public hearing before Toledo City Council at 3 p.m. on Dec. 22. The hearing has been called to review yet another lead poisoning prevention law City Council is considering. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers...
