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Darlene Sweeney-Newbern Takes the Helm at Toledo NAACP
Toledo native Darlene Sweeney-Newbern is fired up. As of January 1, she assumed her new position as the president of the Toledo chapter of...
BUY BLACK 419 2024
Toledo and the surrounding areas are home to vibrant businesses owned by Black entrepreneurs. Whether focused on beauty and health or the pursuit of the truth, this sampling of Black-owned businesses have adapted with the times to survive, thrive and demonstrate the love their determined proprietors’ have for northwest Ohio. Buy Black for Black History Month with these businesses.
Toledo Alliance of Black School Educators Connects, Unites
The Toledo Alliance of Black School Educators is working to connect and unite African American educators in the Greater Toledo area.
Members of the organization...
Black Girls Rock in Exemplary Service Celebration
The Zeta Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority to host Black Girls Rock in Exemplary Service Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 17, 12...
Celebrate Black History Month With These Events
Fri. 9
African American Legacy Project Exhibit
African American Legacy Project will host Reflect. Inspire. Lead: Nurturing the African American Legacy to Inspire the Leaders of...
Toledo School for the Arts Hosting Black History Month Art Exhibit
February is Black History Month, a month to celebrate and honor the rich history and achievements of African Americans. Join Toledo School for the...
A Day of Freedom: Juneteenth Events held around the area
Celebrated annually around the country since 1865, Juneteenth— commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans— only became a federal holiday just last year. Here...
Black History Month
Black History Month– both locally in the Toledo area and throughout the nation– is a chance to not only look at our past but...
A Living Legacy: Kenneth Spruce’s “I Apologize: A Black Man’s Plea for Forgiveness”
Throughout his lifetime Kenneth Spruce has been a City of Toledo official, Associate Professor of Political Science, Baptist Deacon, political activist, student government leader, author and CEO/founder of his own agency.
Filmmaker starts dialogue about masculinity with “Black Men: Unfiltered”
It was during a conversation with her mother a few years ago that filmmaker Ruth Leonard realized something— she had almost never seen her...
BGSU Art Exhibit Explores The Black Male Perception
Michael D. Harris, an artist, curator and historian, wishes to make those unseen visible to everyone.
The Visible Man: Art and Black Male Subjectivity is...
UT Black Theatre Ensemble goes Under the Sea
An exciting version of a classic sci-fi novel by the University of Toledo Black Theatre Ensemble is available for online viewing. 20K Leagues Under...