The Toledo Journal • May 12, 2021
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NORTHWEST OHIO’S OLDEST AFRICAN AMERICAN-OWNED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TJ THE TOLEDO JOURNAL www.thetoledojournal.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 - MAY 18, 2021 VOL: 44 NO: 41 INSIDE SECTIONINSIDE NEWS TITLE 70 year old Attorney, Keith Mitchell TheQuem, Social no. Butterfly Od PresentsCatiam Businesscomni- is remembered in private memorial urbem& Health quo EXPO ut, By Jurry Taalib-Deen Messiri Mitchell-Davis, daugh- Journal Staff Writer ter, Jonathan Davis, grand- son, Gwendolyn Kimasawe “Matter can neither be cre- Umoja, mother to Akua Mes- ated nor destroyed, so some- siri Mitchell-Davis, Dr. John one with the level of energy Scott, father-in-law, Phillip my grandfather had can’t be Carlisle, attorney, Doni Miller, erased; he’ll never be gone,” CEO and Ian English, judge. Jonathan Davis, grandson of For those who were unable to the late Keith Mitchell told a attend, they watched the me- private gathering of approx- morial via Zoom. imately 50 people on Sat- “The impact my father had on the commu- SECTIONQUESTION TITLE nity is a reflec- HowQuem, will newno. Odlaws tion of all of you Catiam comni- here today,” affect political party Akua Messiri urbemdemographics? quo ut, Mitchel-Davis told those pres- ent. “May we all follow my fa- PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL ther’s trail.” Akua Messiri Mitchell-Davis, daughter of Keith Mitchell, “My grand- holds a picture of her father; with her are her children father always Jonathan and Aisha Davis. for 30 years. “He was one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. He was committed to helping empower Black people through politics.” She went on to say that, LIFESTYLES/NEWSSECTION TITLE although he was an accom- Quem, no. Od plished attorney, he was com- Where’s the mitted to being loyal to friends Catiam comni- PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL $30M for the Gwendolyn Kimasawe Umoja attended regardless of their status, urbemchildren? quo ut, college with Keith Mitchell, Duba Umoja, money or education. “I so love and they shared a daughter, Aku Messiri and miss my friend,” Ms. Miller Mitchell-Davis. Gwendolyn Kimasawe said. Gwendolyn Kimasawe Umoja said, “Duba would always say, Umoja, went to college with ‘The masses of Black people mean more Mr. Mitchell who took on the to me than myself.’ African name, Dubu Umoja, and they also shared a child, liked to doc- Akua Messiri Mitchell-Davis, urday, May 8 at the African ument our explained how committed to American Legacy Museum, gatherings,” bettering the plight of African 1326 Collingwood Blvd. Aisha Da- Americans. One by one, family mem- vis, grand- “He would always say, ‘The bers, friends and colleagues daughter of PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL masses of Black people mean of Mr. Mitchell, who passed Mr. Mitchell Doni Miller was a 30 year friend of Keith more to me than myself;’ I on April 1, 2021, shared mem- told The To- Mitchell. She said he was a loyal friend who always thought that was im- ories of the man they called SECTIONAUTO/SPORTS TITLE ledo Journal. was committed to uplifting Black people. pressive,” she said. father, grandfather or friend. Quem, no. Od “He was the Each speaker explained Sports COVID-19 Some of the people speaking do professionally.” Doni Mill- one who encouraged me to Catiam“Long-Haulers” comni- at the memorial were Akua er said she knew Mr. Mitchell go into film making, which I Continued on page 11. Serveurbem as Reminderquo ut, EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY IN THE TOLEDO PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL JOURNAL TJ The members of Omega Psi Phi held a special presentation for Keith Mitchell, who was a proud and active member. Inside News Page 2 • May 12, 2021 - May 18, 2021 • The Toledo Journal The Social Butterfly Presents “The 10th Annual Business & Health EXPO” Submitted Small Business Owners in at- vy Sistas Boutique, Unique tendance and somewhere on Collections Boutique, Yanbal On Saturday April 24, 2021 a waiting list due to the over- Consultant, Paparazzi Con- the 10th Annual Business whelming response and sever- sultant, Wanda Presberry, and Health EXPO was held al guests participated with the United Health Care, Lionel at St. Clements Hall in West free admission EXPO. There Brock Representative, Simply Toledo, OH in which was at were vendors such as Mer- D’Vine, Terrie Landry-Cook, a new venue and larger loca- cy Health, conducting health and Shabakas Greek Apparel tion. Also, protocol guidelines screenings for glucose levels, from Jackson, Mississippi. were established with safety cholesterol and blood pres- Thank you to our Sponsors, procedures put in place, such sure. Several other vendors in Molina Health Care, Mercy as mandatory face masks, attendance were direct sales, Health, The Huntington Na- temperature checks and social authors, health and wellness tional Bank, Health Foods distancing. and much more. Some of the by Claudia, Steve Taylor Au- There were seventy-five small businesses that were tomotive, The Toledo Blade, in attendance, included, Sav- Barbara Hendel, The Toledo Journal, Sandra Stewart, The Sojourner’s Truth Newspaper, The Toledo City Paper, the 419 Rise and Grind Morning Show, IHeart Radio WSPD 1370, Fred LeFebvre, The Morning Blues Show PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED with Dj Rocky Love 95.7 Donnetta Carter, AKA “ The Social Butterfly” MS. Linda FM WIMX, Proclaim FM LaVere, Principal of Explorer Academy, Mark Williams, 102.3, Sylvania Digital Developer and Co- Founder Media Club and 13ABC is celebrating its 10th year Also, you can follow “The ACTION NEWS WTVG. anniversary for Expo’s and Social Butterfly Public Figure Finally, thanks to the Fundraisers. There will be 10 - Donnetta Carter” on social awesome staff members community EXPO’S in 2021 media Facebook under the Bonita Brazzel, Deb- celebrating 10 years and will LIKE PAGE for future shows bie Harris and Danielle be held at several locations. dates and locations. She can Schoenegge for all their The next Expo will be held on be contacted via email: the- assistance with mak- Saturday, June 19, 2021 from socialbutterflyevents@yahoo. ing this event an over- 10-3:00pm at Tremainsville com or (419) 367-9765 for whelming success. The PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED Hall 2437 Tremainsville Rd. more information. 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Darrell Whittaker Shawntay Gregory Business Owner Business Owner Being that White people are in the majority, I don’t How Whites will be affected is, if they want a demo- think they’ll be affected by the Black vote being sup- cratic candidate, for example, to get into office, and pressed. Either way it goes, the majority of White a good number of Black people can’t vote, then the people will see their agenda go through. If more chances of the democratic candidate winning will di- young Black voters get involved, then that will defi- minish; being that the majority of us vote democrat. nitely have an effect on the White vote or agenda. And this is applicable for republicans and libertari- an. John Lenard Moe Jones Retired Owner/Operator Many White people have people of color within their I think the White people who don’t care about the family and if those people’s votes are suppressed, rights of people of color, won’t be affected, but those it’ll hit White people first, from that angle. Also, a lot Whites who are sympathetic to the Black Lives Matter of people of color vote democrat, and if we can’t movement, will be affected because large amounts vote democrat, then those White people voting for of Blacks won’t be able to vote for people or causes, a democratic candidate might not see him in office, they’re sympathetic to. being that a lot of us vote democrat. Beatrice Taylor RN Politix Azusal Self-Employed Many southern Whites will not be affected because they’re not sympathetic to the plight of people of col- White people will be effective depending on which or. Now the whites sympathetic to our cause, will be party decides to play the race card. When Biden affected because candidates we vote for, many of said you’re not Black if you don’t vote for him, if them also vote for. If our votes are suppressed, then the same suppression laws were in-effect then, he their candidates may not get into office. This last would’ve had a hard time getting the Black vote. So Presidential election proves that many Whites didn’t whichever party decides to play the race card and care about the plight of people of color. Look how need our votes, then those particular Whites will be angry they were when Biden won Georgia, which is affected by our votes being suppressed. a traditional republican state. Thurs (5/13) - Zablocki Recreation Center Friday, May 14th to Noon on Sunday, May 16th at Fri (5/14) - Kent Branch Library the Smart Academy School at 617 Western Avenue Ongoing Events in Toledo.