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...
The YWCA of Northwest Ohio and the Fair Housing Center of Toledo will present a special screening of the documentary Zip Code Matters at 7 p.m. on June 14. Register in advance at bit.ly/YWCABOOKDISCUSSION. Zip Code Matters, developed by the Fair Housing Center, shows the impact of where a person lives. A person’s ZIP Code has been shown to...
MAY 5, 2021 -- The YWCA of Northwest Ohio is holding a virtual book discussion group that features themes of racial and social justice for area adults. Participation is free of charge, but you must register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQKn3kNS20LAZAlA3TcIknwBl1GHmp_o9ZKkuInKd-O9-smw/viewform The first book discussion will be held at 7 p.m. on May 10. The book to be discussed is Biased:...
By Dave Murray, TCC web editor MAY 5, 2021 -- It may be Mother's Day Sunday, but let's get together Saturday as well at the vacant Elder Beerman parking lot off Secor Road for a socially distanced rally to encourage Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, HR1/S1. The rally will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May...
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...
By Dave Murray, TCC Web Editor FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021 -- Billed as a "Conversation with Commissioner JoJuan Armour," a former NFL linebacker and now the city's program manager for the Mayor's Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence, a Town Hall Meeting on Gun Violence will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Scott High School. With more fatal...
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...
