JULY 8, 2021 — Metroparks Toledo has formed a new hiking group that welcomes underrepresented audiences to the parks, and on the trails. The Metroparks are safe spaces for people to escape, unwind and enjoy nature, however minority groups are not as likely to be trail users. One Year, 19 Parks, 19 Hikes was designed to invite underrepresented Lucas County residents to...
JULY 7, 2021--YWCA of Northwest Ohio will present the film "If you're human, you're biased. Now what?" with a virtual panel discussion about the film at 6 p.m. on July 19. The film, by award-winning filmmaker Robin Hauser, highlights the nature of implicit bias and the grip it holds on our social and professional lives, and what it will take to induce change. According...
JUNE 30, 2021--The Eighth Annual Free Health Fair will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 17 at the Wayman D. Palmer YMCA, 2053 N. 14th St., Toledo. The health fair, sponsored by United Health Aid Toledo, will provide preventative screenings for pediatrics, internal medicine, and family medicine. Services new at this year's health fair include connection to follow...
TOLEDO RALLY FLYER By DAVE MURRAY, TCC Web Editor JUNE 21, 2021--There will be a Voting Rights Rally at the Ohio Statehouse from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 24. The Protect Your Freedom To Vote rally is being sponsored by organizations around the state including the Ohio Conference NAACP, Community Mobilization Coalition, Ohio's Women's Alliance, Black Voters Matter, Coalition of...
JUNE 13, 2021--Father's Day is Sunday, June 20, but in Toledo Dad's Day will be a weekend celebration beginning Friday, June 18, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Pathway, 505 Hamilton St., where The Brothers United Fatherhood Coalition will present "FATHER FRIDAY: A Celebration of Fathers." The parking lot program will feature activities for fathers and their children, plus information provided...
June 7, 2021 -- #ColorMeHealthy, is the theme of an upcoming event at Parqwood Apartments, 2125 Parkwood Ave. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 15th. The event is put on by the Toledo Office on Minority Health under the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department Office of Minority Health. "It is our goal to Promote, Motivate and Promote," said Kimberly Toles, with the...
By Dave Murray TCC Web Editor APRIL 19, 2021 -- The YMCA of Northwest Ohio will continue with its mission of educating the public about the effects of racism and ending structural racism in our community by partnering with Lucas County Children Services to sponsor a two-day virtual conference entitled, Stand Against Racism Conference -- the Trauma of Systemic Racism and the...
By Dave Murray, TCC web editor SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 -- The VPROJECT is seeking volunteers to staff an outboard call center to help get the word out about the availability of COVID-19 vaccines. The call center is being set up at the Lucas County Emergency Operations Center at 2411 Monroe St., Toledo, and needs 10 volunteers for three shifts planned each...
MARCH 19, 2021 — Metroparks Toledo has formed a new hiking group that welcomes underrepresented audiences to the parks, and on the trails. The Metroparks are safe spaces for people to escape, unwind and enjoy nature, however minority groups are not as likely to be trail users. One Year, 19 Parks, 19 Hikes was designed to invite underrepresented Lucas County residents to...
MARCH 18, 2021 -- The African American Male Wellness Agency in Columbus will sponsor at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, March 18) a virtual town hall meeting focused on black male acceptance of vaccination against COVID19. Titled "Black Vac Facts, An Edutainment Town Hall, Family Feud Style," the program will be hosted by Matt Barnes from Columbus television station NBC4. The Town Hall...
