Race Relations

Bishop Robert A. Culp, TCC founder, awarded Ohio Governor’s Humanitarian Award

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...

Fight heats up to stop Toledo children from being poisoned by lead

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...

Clothing Giveaway set for Wayman Palmer YMCA on Wednesday December 14

Tuesday, December 13, 2022--The Office of Minority Health at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, in cooperation with Wayman Palmer YMCA, will hold a Gently Used Clothing Giveaway tomorrow, Wednesday, December 14, at the Y, 2053 North 14th St., in Toledo. Volunteers and area churches have been gathering donated clothes, especially coats and other winter gear, for weeks. The clothing giveaway will...

Gun Violence: The Intersection of Guns, Domestic Violence and Race

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will lead a discussion at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 at its monthly virtual Lunch & Learn webinar focusing on gun violence as it relates to domestic violence and the intersection of race. October is domestic violence awareness month. The presenters at this month's webinar are Rachael Gardner, director of DVS/RCC...

Lead Education Sessions Scheduled for Nov. & Dec.

By David Murray, TCC web editor THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022--With the City of Toledo inching closer to implementing a lead-safe law approved in 2020 and 2021 requiring most rental units in the city to be certified as lead free, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting two public training sessions for residents and lead removal contractors. The first program--"Understanding Lead"--will be held...

Annual Celebration: BBUC & TCC

THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022--The annual celebration of the collaboration of the Black Brown Unity Coalition and the Toledo Community Coalition will be held from from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Warren AME Church, 915 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, with a candidates forum following the get-together from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. Refreshments will be provided.

Celebrate Bishop Culp’s birthday on October 23rd

SUNDAY, Oct. 2, 2022--Toledo's First Church of God will celebrate its long-time pastor's birthday on Sunday, Oct. 23 in the church's fellowship hall at 12:30 following Sunday services. Bishop Robert A. Culp has led First Church of God for decades, and has been a pre-eminent spiritual leader in the City of Toledo since arriving in the city in 1961 as...

ZIP CODE MATTERS: Where You Live Can Affect Your Health

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2002--The YWCA of Northwest Ohio's September Lunch and Learn Webinar will focus this month on the neighborhoods people live in and how location can affect the quality of your health care and health outcomes in life. This month's webinar will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Presenters at the Lunch and Learn will...

September Racial Justice Book Discussion

The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will hold its monthly Virtual Book Discussion on racial justice issues and topics from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, September 19. This month's book is Disability Visibility, First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong. One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent--but all...

Safety Fair in Toledo Set For Aug. 27

FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 -- Lucas County Children Services will hold a safety fair for families in Lucas County focusing on violence prevention, gun safety, lead safety, fire safety, and water safety. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 711 Adams St., at the Lucas County Training Center, and its adjacent...