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Volume 23, No. 20“And Ye Shall Know The Truth...” March 27, 2013 Preparing for The Cotillion - Debutante Ball Debutantes: Toledo School for the Arts' JaylaJayla SatterfieldSatterfield andand JadaJada Bolden,Bolden, StartStart High School's Wellsley Jones In This Issue Law Institute Grads Mom's House Book Review Classifieds Perryman Page 5 Page 9 Page 12 Page 15 Page 2 AALP's Easter Egg Tree FAME Timberlake and Carla Yvetta Tolliver Page 6 Page 10 Wonderstone Page 16 Page 3 Page 13 The Soucial Scene Comedians Kwanzaa Neighborhood Page 11 BlackMarketPlace Page 4 The Cotillion Etiquette Seminar Page 14 Page 7 Page 2 The Sojourner’s Truth March 27, 2013 The Violence of Silence I By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, D.Min. The Truth Contributor many people, particularly That’s the vulnerability said that 10 years ago when about it. So, preaching is pulpit is a very powerful in churches, who come that she presented to these he was still preaching, that one place that we really message to them about the bearing wounds – some people who decided to take he preached on sexual vio- can make a huge differ- life experiences that still fresh and others with advantage of her. But, like lence and was amazed at ence to create a space in they’ve had. scars – along with shame you said, it’s classic blam- the response. which people can talk As you’ve said, they’re and guilt. It appears that ing the victim and it’s just Men and women were about their own experi- carrying with them the persons are in search of not helpful to her or to the in tears, many older people ences and those of people wounds that are often not healing. Have you fol- young men, because it re- came up to him afterwards they care about. healed. So I just feel like lowed the high profile rape lieves them of responsibil- and were so appreciative When we look out at a it’s one of those opportu- case in Steubenville, Ohio? ity which is the worst thing of his sermon and some congregation on Sunday, nities and responsibilities Fortune: Yes. we can do for them. young people reached out statistically, every third that we have that we can’t Perryman: There are a Perryman: Given a to him for situations they person knows something let pass by. lot of dynamics in play – popular culture which, in were dealing with. about these issues and has child-on-child violence, an automobile ad, depicts It taught him that until had very personal experi- Contact Rev. Donald .. Physical violence is children abusing children, scantily-clad women he spoke about it he wasn’t ences themselves or in their Perryman, D.Min, at not the only way in which power and gender, minors bound and gagged in the going to hear about it. But family. The fact that they [email protected] we hurt one another. It is and alcohol and blame-the- trunk of a government as soon as he spoke about don’t hear about sexual or just the most conspicuous. victim rationalizations. leader’s car, how does the it he was going to hear domestic violence from the – Renita Weems Fortune: The real trag- Steubenville incident edy is the failure of these speak to the current state “My God, my God, young men. It astonishes of society, young people, why…?” me that these teens can, or parenthood? Community Calendar The brutal and sense- not only engage in sexual Fortune: Unfortunately, less but commonplace vio- assault, but then broadcast the incident makes a state- March 28 lence perpetrated upon it over social media. This ment about the fact that we ESOP’s Great American Bank Fight: Frederick Douglass Community Association; 6 women and children of all says to me that they saw no live in a rape culture that pm: 419-464-9885 races, ethnicities and so- moral fault and had no con- still shapes the conscious- cioeconomic groups is be- cern about legal risk. I ness and behaviors particu- March 29 yond comprehension. wonder how could our larly among men. Cer- Mt. Nebo Baptist Good Friday Service: Noon to 3 pm; Free transportation available: I don’t understand the young people be so out of tainly, these boys do not 419-246-8561 brutal Steubenville, Ohio touch with any sense of represent all young men. rape of a 16 year-old girl respect for another human But my question is where March 30 by two teenage members being? did they go to church and All Classes Libby HS Reunion Meeting: Hong Kong Chinese Buffet in WalMart Plaza; of the high school football And then, of course, the what were they learning? To plan Labor Day Weekend reunion: 419-450-7227 team. The recurring deaths community divided and Because I feel, as a church of intelligent, talented, at- taking sides with the as- leader, that these are the March 31 New Covenant Church “Cross Over to a New Life:” 11 am; Woodward HS tractive and ambitious sailants and the victim, is issues we should be teach- women at the hands of sick very disturbing but very ing and talking about in April 7 ex-boyfriends or former typical. These men clearly church. So I worry that this Indiana Avenue MBC 48th Pastoral Celebration: For Pastor John E. Roberts; 4 pm; spouses boggle my mind. were responsible for harm- wasn’t happening for them. Guests are Rev. John Williams and Eastern Star MBC: 419-246-3850 The persistent physical and ing someone who was in- Perryman: I totally emotional battering in capacitated. So it just con- didn’t see that response April 9 countless intimate partner tinues to astonish me. coming. You seem to sug- Support for Family Caregivers: 7 to 9 pm; Relationship building, staying safely at relationships continues to Perryman: How do you gest that the church itself home, housing options and more; care4you2 facilities: 419-517-7300 stretches my capacity to address those who con- has helped to shape public Beginning Genealogy Workshop Pt 1: Main Branch Library; 6 to 8 pm; An overview connect reason with real- demn and chastise the acceptance of how women of genealogy and U.S. Census records: 419-259-5233 ity. young lady because she had and children are threat- I spoke with Rev. Marie been drinking? ened, assaulted and humili- April 10-12 Fortune, Ph.D, to explore Fortune: We would pre- ated. Toledo District Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Intercessory the depths of this complex fer that none of those young Fortune: The church’s Prayer Conference: City of Zion, Mt. Zion Church; 6:30 pm; Speakers – Bishop Duane issue. Fortune is a pioneer people be drinking but they silence on these issues is Tisdale, Overseer Lanier Twyman, Bishop William Murphy: 419-246-1850 in the field of religion and do. The fact that none of significant. I was just domestic violence and the her friends or the people speaking in Nashville and April 16 Founder and Senior Ana- she was with stepped in at a man came up to me who Support for Family Caregivers: 7 to 9 pm; Relationship building, staying safely at lyst at the Seattle-based any point to stop her. Also, was a former pastor and home, housing options and more; care4you2 facilities: 419-517-7300 FaithTrust Institute. where were her parents or now is a counselor work- Beginning Genealogy Workshop Pt. 2: Main Branch Library; 6 to 8 pm; An overview of using magazines, newspapers and the Internet for research: 419-259-5233 Perryman: There are other adults? ing with abusive men. He April 20 Toledo’s Jazz Celebration Month Free Performance: Kent Branch Library; Noon to The Sojourner’s Truth 5 pm; Jelise & Co, Chris Brown & Candice Coleman, The Gene Parker Quintet, Jim Toledo’s Truthful African-American Gottron Quartet: 567-249-6229 Owned and Operated Newspaper April 21 Fletcher Word – Publisher and Editor Phillips Temple CME Pre-Women’s Day Event: Gospel Concert featuring Derrick Becky McQueen – Business Manager Roberts and the Toledo Interfaith Mass Choir: 419-242-7906 Artisha Lawson – Reporter April 23 Candice Harrison – Reporter Support for Family Caregivers: 7 to 9 pm; Relationship building, staying safely at home, housing options and more; care4you2 facilities: 419-517-7300 Rev. D.L. Perryman – Columnist Michael Hayes – Entertainment Critic April 26-28 Calvary Baptist Church Women’s Ministry 16th Spring Retreat: 419-531-9443 or 419- Jason L. 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(Guttmacher.org), young minating life and is not giv- rific incidents of the untimely Planned Parenthood, you will If that were to happen, black teenage girls are abort- ing life. deaths of blacks, male and find that she made statements Congress would be falling ing babies twice as fast as Abortion is different from female, by gun violence, we that can be possibly seen as a over its feet in passing mean- their racial counterparts.