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INSIDE INSIDE NEWS February 15 City of Toledo Flying Harlem Dance Theatre in Toledo The Pan-African Flag For Black History Month
EDITORIAL/NEWS Beyond the Rhetoric - US Postal Service
PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL Rev. Dr. W. L. Perryman Jr. of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Dr. Tracee Perryman from the Center of Hope surrounded by (L-R) Brother Washington Mohammad of CSRN, Toledo led the audience in a rendition of ‘Lift Every Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, and Lucas County Commissioner Pete Voice and Sing’ the African-American National Gerken, offered the welcome speech saying, “The ceremony of rais- Anthem as the flag was being lifted up the flag ing this flag which is our flag represents what Black History month pole for the first time. really means to us and it symbolizes the contributions that so many BLACK HISTORY African-Americans have made to this community and as well as to the Special nation abroad.” Black History By MICHAEL DANIELS and county government gave the welcome speech was followed by a host of civic Journal Staff Writer officials to dedicate the flag, saying, “The ceremony of leaders who also expressed Feature and raise it for the first time raising this flag, which is our their feelings about the flag We all know that February at One Government Center. flag, represents what Black raising event and Toledo. is Black History Month and Bro. Washington Mohammad, History month really means Toledo Mayor Wade for the first time in history the one of the founding members to us. It symbolizes the Kapszukiewicz stepped up City of Toledo is flying the of CSRN (The Community contributions that so many next and said, “I want to Pan-African Flag designed by Solidarity Responses African-Americans have made welcome everyone here today Marcus Garvey in 1920, with Network) who helped to to this community and, as well at the beginning of Black the Lucas County flag for the organize the Pan-African Flag as, to the nation abroad. On History Month. This is the right entire month of February. This Raising Ceremony, started this day, we are extremely opportunity to show that Toledo is in honor of Black History things off with a bang as he proud and grateful to our civic is a welcoming city and that we Month. shouted from the podium lenders for this ceremony celebrate the rich contribution On February 3, 2020, there saying, “Raise this flag!” who also understand how that all people have made to was an official ceremony Then Rev. Dr. W. L. important this event is.” our community over the years. attended by African-American Perryman Jr. of Jerusalem Following his opening Today is a small gesture and community leaders and city BLACK HISTORY Missionary Baptist Church remarks, Rev. Dr. Perryman support for our brothers and International sisters in the African- American community. HIV Activist to We recognize this place Speak at UToledo would not be the place it is without the contributions of Jack Ford, Ella P. Stewart, Paula Hicks Hudson, and so many other African-Americans in this community. That’s what today is all about, remembering the contributions that were made in the past and the ones that will be made in the future. I and the City of Toledo are happy to be a part of today’s celebration.” The Lucas County Commissioner, Pete Gerken announced, “For Black History Month the EVERYBODY IS PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL Lucas County Board SOMEBODY IN Local African-American leaders gather at One Government Center on February 3, 2020, for of Commissioner plan THE TOLEDO the Red, Black and Green Pan-African Flag Raising Ceremony to commemorate Black History JOURNAL TJ Month in The City of Toledo. Continued on page 10. Inside News Page 2 • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • The Toledo Journal The Dance Theater of Harlem At The Valentine Theater Feb.15th
By Michael Daniels Toledo Journal Staff Reporter All photos submitted Coming on Saturday, February 15th, 2020, at 8:00 pm the world-renowned Dance Theater of Harlem will grace the stage of the elegant Valentine Theater in downtown Tole- do. This is certainly a fitting venue for what is guaranteed to be an exquisite performance by the internationally famous dance troupe. This year, the dance company continues to celebrate 50 years of dance by the orga- nization. It was founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell, the first African-American princi- pal dancer in a major ballet company (the New York City Ballet), and his teacher Karel Shook in Harlem. Mr. Mitchell's vision was to expose the children in the neighborhood, where he grew up, to the classic art of ballet dancing. His ambition was to change their lives forever, as well as, show the world that African-Americans could dance classical
The Dance Theater of Harlem will give you a new
“way to experience classical ballet like you have never seen
anywhere else in the world. The performance is extremely exciting, extremely relevant, “ and beautiful. This is a show that you should bring the entire family to see.
ballet, as well as, anyone else. He knew his quest was successful after their debut performance at New York's Gug- genheim Museum. The New York Times called the Dance Theater of Harlem, 'One of ballet's most exciting undertakings.' The Time was obviously right because for the next 50 years the dance company toured all over the United State and the world. Today, they are recognized as one of the most dis- tinguished ballet companies in the world and a globally acclaimed dance institution. According to Virginia Johnson, the artistic director of the Dance Theater of Harlem, the company's current production is a must see because, “The Dance Theater of Harlem will give you a new way to experience classical ballet like you have never seen anywhere else in the world. The performance is ex- tremely exciting, extremely relevant, and beautiful. This is a show that you should bring the entire family to see. The program is inspiring and surprising. There are many different styles of dancing and in this perfor- mance, and there is something for every- one.” “Two really exciting parts of the program are a segment danced to the music of Diana Washington and a piece called Passage. This piece Passage is about the year 1619 when the first African slaves were brought to America,” said Ms. Johnson. “It's a compel- ling story set to dance that you will appreci- ate and enjoy.” The mission of the Dance Theater of Har- lem is to, 'Present a ballet company of Af- rican-Americans and other racially diverse artists, who perform the most demanding repertory, at the highest level of quality.' Tickets for the Dance Theater of Harlem can be purchased online at the valentinethe- ater.com or in person at the box office at the Valentine Theater located at 410 Adams St. For more information call the Valentine Theater box office at 419-242-2787. The Toledo Journal • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • Page 3 Coming Events
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The free, public program Ongoing Events is presented by the Ann Every Third Wednesday Wayson Locher Memorial Sympathy to the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition Fund for HIV Care and the and Social Justice Insitute UToledo Office of Diversity Anyone interested in joining, meet at Kent Branch Li- and Inclusion. Bryant Family brary, 3101 Collingwood Blvd., from 9:15 a.m. until 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18 — Black Career Night, 6 p.m., Every Saturday Thompson Student Union Glass City Church of Christ Ingman Room. This event Free Meal sponsored by the Black Soup kitchen now open at 901 Hoag. Hours: 1:00- Student Union will bring 2:00 pm every Saturday. We are reaching out to individ- together local communi- uals and families in need of a free meal. Please see our ty members who will talk Facebook page for menu items and any updates. about their businesses and organizations and allow Now Thru Feb. 7th students to network and WGTE Presents Our learn about career oppor- Annual Share A Story tunities. Join WGTE Public Media as we present our annual Friday, Feb. 21 — Black Share A Story. Sponsored by the Conda Family. Chil- Student Union Fashion dren between the ages of four to 12 can enter their story Show, 7 p.m., Thompson of what courage and heroism means to them in four easy Student Union Auditorium. steps. Contest winners will be invited to a celebration Ticket prices to be an- event at WGTE studios and win great prizes. Prizes will nounced. Proceeds from also be awarded to teachers that have the most class- the 51st annual event go room entries. The entry process is simple and easy for to a student scholarship students to enter, contest rules, details and entry forms that aids in the retention of are available online at www.wgte.org/share. black students. Tuesday, Feb. 25 — Feb.6th “Honing in on Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Improving The Padua Center Health Outcomes for Women of African Ancestry Using February 22, 2020 Kwanzaa Park Neighbors' Meeting Precision Medicine,” 5:30 p.m., Health Education Build- Dramatically Inspired Works The next Kwanzaa Park Neighbors' meeting is to be ing Room 105 on Health Science Campus. The free, Sounds of Black History public forum is hosted by the Catharine S. Eberly Center Saturday 4:00 P.M., 2340 N. Holland-Sylvania for Women. Rd., Toledo, OH 43615. In honor of those leaders Saturday, Feb. 29 — Ujima Day of Service, 10:30 a.m. who fought and died for us to come together in Volunteers will meet in Thompson Student Union Room unity as a country; Dramatically Inspired Works 2500 for breakfast and then volunteer at the MLK Kitch- and St. Mark Drama invite you to come and cel- en for the Poor, the Ronald McDonald House and the ebrate the legacy they paved for us and Beach House Family Shelter. Ujima is one of the seven support the generation that now holds the principles of Kwanza and stands for collective work and awesome re-sponsibility of carrying out the responsibility. “Ujima means to build and maintain our dream!! Celebrate with us in Poetry, the "Who community together and to make our brother’s and sis- Am I" game, Dramat -ic Skits, Songs from the ter’s problems our problems and to solve them together,” Dramatically Inspired Works Vocals and Young said. more... Together We Stand, Divided We Fall. FREE EVENT. See You There! St. Mark Baptist Feb. 11th Church, Rev. C.L. Johnson. The Toledo Base Submarine Veterans held on Thursday at 12:00 Noon. With the warm weath- Meeting er and the 'itching' to get into the garden the Kwanzaa Holds it's monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of Feb. 27th Park Neighbors are looking to our gardening season. the month at The Genesis Village Events Center 2429 S. Sylvania Franciscan Village Thomas Jackson, Urban Farmer will be the guest speak- Reynolds Road Toledo Ohio at 18:00 hours (6 PM). Our 9th Annual "Have A Heart Restock Drive" er at the February meeting and will tell of his story as an next meeting will be on Tuesday. For further information Kicks off Monday, collecting unused personal care Urban Farmer. In additon the Blockwatch report will be you can contact or base Commander John Fleitz at 419- items for seven human service agencies and outreach given and plans for the neighborhood will be discussed. 868-6514 or at [email protected]. programs: Bethany House, Claver House, Family The community is welcome to attend and enjoy conver- House, Helping Hands of St. Louis, Our Lady of Lourdes sation and complimentary refreshments. Monthly meet- Feb. 15th Outreach Soup Kitchen, Sylvania Area Family Services ings are held at the Padua Center at 1416 Nebraska Ave Health & Wellness Information and Toledo Street Newspaper. which has ample parking in the parking lot off Junction COMING TO A LOCATION NEAR YOU! Saturday, The collection drive runs through Feb. 6, and items will Street. The Kwanzaa Park Neighborhood is bordered 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Warren AME Church, 915 Colling- be distributed on Feb.7. Individuals are encouraged to by Dorr, Hawley, Brown and Campbell Streets, but all in- wood Blvd, Toledo, OH 43604, Wheelchair Accessible. drop off unused personal care items in donation boxes terested persons ae welcome. For more information call: RSVP to 419-243-2237, for a Free Lunch. LEARN HOW on the campus of the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania The Padua Center 419-241-6465. YOU CAN RECEIVE: FREE Health Services, FREE and Lourdes University, Sylvania St. Joseph's Elementa- Prescription Assistance, FREE Flu Shots, FREE Dental ry, Sylvania Public Schools, St. John's XXIII church and Feb. 8th Care, FREE Vision Coverage. Note: Some Services select local businesses. A complete list of collection sites Thurgood Marshall Law Association may be based on a sliding fee scale. Hosted by Chris- can be found at www.sylvaniafranciscanvillage.org. To Legal Symposium Announcement tian Education/Young Peoples Department. Rev. Otis J. make a monetary donation, contact Sophia Lloyd at 419- If you are interest in a career as a lawyer, the Thurgood Gordon, Jr., SR Pastor. 824-3533 or [email protected]. Marshall Law Association and the University of Toledo College of Law is sponsoring an informational workshop Feb. 16th Feb. 27th for students! Saturday, from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm, Uni- Third Baptist Church Lourdes University versity of Toledo College of Law, near the Secor road 32nd Annual Black History Musical The Annual Black History entrance. FREE lunch is being served. Interested in Third Baptist Church 9775 Angola Rd., Holland, Ohio Month Celebration attending? on Sunday. Special Guest: Third Baptist Male Chorus The Power Within Us: Acknowledging the Past, Rec- (1) Sign up with your Guidance Counselor OR (Toledo), Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir, and The Spirit ognizing the Present, Focusing on the Future. Program (2) Email Twila Ferguson at [email protected] with your of Truth @ 4:00 p.m. All welcome to come on out. Mad- begins at 4:30 p.m., 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, OH name, school name, phone numbers, and age. ison Gregory III Pastor. 43560. For more information, contact Tonya Colbert, Co- Questions? Email - Twila Ferguson at twilaf3@gmail. ordinator of Multicultural Services and Director of Upward com Feb. 16th & Feb. 23rd. Bound, at (419) 824-3866. FREE and open to the public. The Indiana Ave. Missionary Baptist Church Feb. 8th 74th Church Anniversary Feb. 29th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Theme: "My Church, My Rock" Matt 16:18 Justice: Through a Different Lens The Ann Wayson Locher Memorial Fund for HIV Care Sunday, February 16, 2020 4:00 p.m. Reverend Dr. The African American Legacy Project in collabora- Presents: International HIV Activist & Humanitarian. Jerry Boose, Pastor Second Baptist Church, Sunday, tion with City Councilman/Attorney Tyrone Riley 10:00 Hydeia Broadbent reclaiming our Narrative: Ending the February 23, 2020 4:00 p.m., Reverend Dr. Willie Perry- am, Saturday, at Jerusalem Baptist Church, 445 Dorr Epidemic, hydeiabroadbent.com. FREE and Open to man, Pastor Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. All Street, Toledo, OH 43604.Justice: Through a Different the Public, Saturday 4:00 PM-6:30PM, The University of services will be held at 640 Indiana Ave., Toledo, OH. Lens seeks experienced voices who come in contact Toledo Medical Center Collier Building Room 1000 A & Because of Christ, Chairpersons - Deacon Robert and with youth offenders at various points in a juvenile's ex- B, 3000 Arlington Avenue - Toledo, OH 43614. Deaconess Jackie Jackson, Reverend Dr. John E. Rob- perience with the justice system. This is the third in a erts, Pastor series of ongoing engagements entitled: I Dream... The Feb. 8th, 18th, 21st, 25th, & 29th series is designed to seek real solutions to issues facing The University of Toledo will pay tribute to this year’s Feb. 23rd this community. For more information about this event theme, “Celebrating Resilience,” with several events Calvary Missionary Baptist Church contact: Robert Smith, Director, The African American during Black History Month. 31st Pre-Anniversary of Pastor Floyd Smith Jr. Legacy Project Phone: 419-720-4369, Email: rsmith@ Saturday, Feb. 8 — “Reclaiming Our Narrative: End- With the fellow shiping of Bishop Duane C Tisdale and africanamericanlegacy.org, or Tyrone Riley, Toledo City ing the Epidemic,” 4 p.m., Collier Building Room 1000 Friendship Baptist Church on Sunday @ 4:00 pm., 702 Council Phone: 419-250-1050, Email: tyrone.riley@to- on Health Science Campus. International HIV activist Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, OH 43604. Please come out ledo.oh.gov Hydeia Broadbent will speak in honor of National Black and help us celebrate this wonderful occasion. Editorial/News Page 4 • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • The Toledo Journal Detractor-in-Chief Overstates Economic Progress
By Julianne Malveaux Wire Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Donald John Trump has been impeached, and to let him tell it, that isn’t bothering him, and we’d believe him if he hadn’t posted more than tweets in just one day. But his persistent overuse of the word “hoax,” both to refer to impeachment and to anything else he doesn’t like (see: cli- mate change), proves otherwise. he was unable to stick to basic facts, year. The decrease in manufacturing rolled back under this administration. 45 delivered remarks during a keynote exaggerating his successes and mini- jobs is likely due to his recently im- Schools will be able to cut the amount speech at the World Economic Forum mizing his failures. posed tariffs. of fruits and vegetables that students in Davos, Switzerland but then declined Take the growth rate, for example. So why was 45 boasting in Switzer- are served, increase allowable sodium to participate in the scheduled question According to the Bureau of Economic land? Mostly because his impeach- content in foods and get away with of- and answer session afterwards. During Analysis, when President Obama left ment trial started at the same time as fering burgers and pizza as full meals. his speech, Trump behaved in charac- office in the last quarter of 2016, the the World Economic Forum. Too bad This is a leap backward, especially ter, providing his audience with “the big US had a growth rate of 3.5 percent. that strategy didn’t work. The news when you consider that most of the brag.” As usual, he had some trouble During the third quarter of 2019 (the was focused on impeachment, all the children who consume school lunches with the truth, complaining about the latest data available), growth was not time, while the World Economic Forum are low and moderate income. economy he inherited. much higher at 3.8 percent. is getting far less attention. His upbeat While world poverty is a challenge, “America’s economy was in a rath- Growth rates, however, fluctuate. and exaggerated claim of economic 45 is hardly likely to even mention our er dismal state,” he said. These com- While during some quarters 45 has success was designed to deflect both domestic poverty to an audience full of ments clearly ignore the work that presided over an economy growing at from impeachment, and from his par- world leaders. Thus, he was compli- President Barack Obama did to pull us nearly six percent, he had also seen ty’s shenanigans. mented for his “optimism” which is a out of the Great Recession. Of course, growth rates as low as 3.8 percent, and When 45 talks about the US econ- far off idea and outright joke to many to let 45 tell it, President Obama did economists project the growth rate is omy, he never talks about poverty or Americans who are hurting under this nothing right. But as the unemploy- slowing. In contrast, President Obama people at the bottom, largely because administration. ment rate fell during Obama’s tenure, experienced growth rates, after the he does not much care about them. His Deflection, deflection, deflection. 45 45 dismissed the progress, arguing great recession ended, ranging from administration frequently shows this may have run away from impeachment that the statistics were wrong. Now that as low as three percent to higher than disdain for the poor by implementing in Davos, but he can’t hide from it. And the unemployment rate is at a 50-year five percent. He also did so without the new rules targeting the disadvantaged. while the Senate is likely to acquit 45 on low, he is happy to quote the Bureau of stimulus of a tax cut that favored the Thanks to a policy change on SNAP the charges against him, the majority of Labor Statistics same data to tout the wealthy. eligibility, 700,000 people will no lon- the House of Representatives voted for improvement he has supposedly made The Trump growth rates are both a ger be able to receive food stamps. Is impeachment. It is part of his legacy. in the economy. result of ill- advised, deficit-expanding this a necessary byproduct of econom- Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an econo- ` Atypically, 45 seemed to stick to his tax cuts, and an inherited record-break- ic growth? Further, the Department of mist, author, media contributor and ed- script during his speech, avoiding the ing Obama-era expansion. Agriculture has taken us all the way to ucator. Her latest project MALVEAUX! adlibs and ad hominem attacks he of- 45 said he would expand manufac- the Reagan days when ketchup was On UDCTV is available on youtube. ten makes headlines for. Since he was turing jobs. Really? In 2019 fewer than declared a vegetable! Now, many of com. For booking, wholesale inquiries booed after his post-speech Q&A at 46,000 manufacturing jobs were creat- the changes that First Lady Michelle or for more info visit www.juliannemal- Davos in 2018, I suppose he was not ed, compared to 264,000 the previous Obama advocated for have been veaux.com eager to repeat the experience. Still, A Call to Action ing been remarkably inspiration- tice,” but we had failed to elevate al. The world recognizes that the him to the position he most often beacon of his life expands beyond occupied, leading the Vanguard geographic boundaries. Our com- against the evils of racism, dis- munity has come to honor the crimination and exploitation. While Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday as I know that this was not the case a day to celebrate his message in all observances, one instance of peace and human dignity – an of this omission is one too many. I immortal message that is proving find no fault in the feel-good spirit itself to be transgenerational. In of our observances, but we must that spirit, this year, as in years never forget or omit the fact that, past, many of us found a variety although peaceful, Dr. King was of activities designed to honor and a relentless warrior against injus- commemorate his life and works. tice. This MLK Birthday, I celebrated In our current national emergen- with hundreds of others. We rev- cy of corruption and divisiveness, eled in song and a sincere spirit I can only believe that Dr. King of unity. We listened to eloquent would be in the forefront of sound- speakers who spoke to the virtues ing the alarm for action. I believe By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Es and accomplishments of Dr. King. that he would be proactive in the Wire Writer The joy and enthusiasm of the as- fight against the current occupant (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The semblage was clearly apparent, of The White House and his Wild- life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. but I felt something was missing. West Administration. Even in his We had clearly celebrated Dr. is universally recognized as hav- continued on page 5 King as a “Drum Major for Jus- The Toledo Journal • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • Page 5 MoneyTalks United States Postal Service – A Prehistoric Mess
By Harry C. Alford & Kay DeBow “lost” never to be seen again. Since Wire Writers our move we have “lost” significant checks, credit cards, billings and When we were growing up the mail other important business matters. in profit and their stock continues to service was something, we could What happened to the efficiency? sore high. take for granted. As the American The instructions on forwarding our There is no doubt in our minds that population grew and towns became mail says that if we don’t receive the the time has come to privatize our cities and worldwide business was forwarding mail within 10 days we Such is our current United postal service. President Trump has linked and business came at the should call and voice a complaint. States Postal Service. It that on his “To Do List” but we want “speed of thought”, the demands for Patiently, we waited 20 days before to speed that process up. Our postal punctuality and accuracy became oh doing that. We were ensured that “doesn’t help to complain system should be regionalized and so important. Most business is done it will be corrected within 24 hours. as the postal workers’ competitive with alternative ways by mail. But as business speed be- However, it was never corrected in union will protect those of delivery. It probably will not cost comes more and more important al- fact it became worse, so we placed us any more than the pricing today. ternatives are being created to meet another complaint. After waiting an carriers and preserve their Cost should be on a measurable the new demand. Federal Express, hour plus on another phone call, inefficiencies. Each year rate: the more you mail; the more Amazon, UPS, DHL, emailing, etc. they gave us another case number we see the same news on “ you pay. Various companies should are becoming a growing alternative and assured us that the situation will compete for your choice in mail ser- to “snail mail”. be changed. Not true! We are in the television: USPS loses vice and the markets should drive A typical letter carrier is only hu- last week of January and mail that billions of dollars due to their worth and value. man and that means there are flaws is postmarked in early December is inefficiency and waste. We don’t want to lose any more that makes certainty or accuracy not just now reaching us. We had an im- mail which means money, business necessarily an automatic function. portant legal document become lost performance and anxiety. We envi- Carriers make mistakes and when in the forwarding and had to spend sion a new postal service or services they do our business may suffer. an amount of money to have it re- that are accountable to the public Checks get “lost” in the mail. A letter sent. and its investors. Private corpora- may come within two days or it may One time about a year ago, we went huge warehouse on the Maryland tions will beat government in perfor- take five days depending on the hu- out of town and our security guard border about an hour away. We had mance every time. Our mail is no man factor in the process. told our letter carrier to just leave the to drive over there and arrive before exception. It is Neanderthal to think Our latest relocation has made mail in the box and we would pick 8:00AM to sign the form and get our that the way we did something de- us familiar with the current state of it up at the end of the week. The mail. What a waste of time and in- cades ago should remain the same. our postal service. We moved from carrier refused and proclaimed that convenience! Come and join us in this move- northwest Washington, DC to down- it was a “vacation hold” and that we Such is our current United States ment. It is time to privatize our post- town. Online we put in a change would have to come to the postal Postal Service. It doesn’t help to al system!!! of address notice and a request to center to sign a return status and complain as the postal workers’ Mr. Alford is the Co-Founder, Pres- forward all mail to the new address. receive the collected mail. OK, we union will protect those carriers and ident/CEO of the National Black Judging from previous moves we thought we could simply drive to the preserve their inefficiencies. Each Chamber of Commerce ®. Ms. thought that would be a simple pro- post office down the street and sign year we see the same news on tele- DeBow is the Co-Founder, Exec- cess. But “No More”! It now takes off and get our mail back to routine vision: USPS loses billions of dol- utive Vice President of the Cham- a letter to be forwarded across town status. But no!!!! We came to find lars due to inefficiency and waste. ber. Website: www.nationalbcc.org average of 14 – 25 days. There is a out that the “postal center” was not Meanwhile, FEDEX, UPS, Amazon, Emails: [email protected] certain percentage that will become the neighborhood post office but a etc. are racking up billions of dollars [email protected] A Call to Action continued from page 4 count anyway.” most generous disposition, I cannot To the satisfaction of a majority of see Dr. King tolerating the volume of Americans, I can see Dr. King promot- lies that impact negatively on the lives ing a thorough and complete impeach- of millions of Americans. Chief among ment trial of 45. He would recognize them is 45’s ego-based opposition to I am sure that Dr. King the threat of the current administration everything Obama, especially the ACA would place great emphasis to our Constitutional way-of-life and (Obamacare) which, most notably, pro- “ guarantees. He would perceive the vides health insurance for millions and on issues of voting rights. run-amok, “do the bidding of Trump” protects insurance eligibility for pre-ex- He, like most who pay Republican Senate led by “Moscow isting medical conditions. attention, would know that great emphasis on issues of voting Mitch McConnell” as a clear and pres- Many of us forget or ignore that be- rights. He, like most who pay atten- ent danger to our democracy. fore his assassination in Memphis, Dr. the current trend of voter tion, would know that the current trend If he could speak to us from his rest, King was in the midst of an economic suppression is the only of voter suppression is the only option I believe Dr. King would admonish us campaign for fair wages for city gar- for a political party that cannot achieve as he did in life. “He who passively ac- option for a political party cepts evil is as much involved in it as bage collectors. I cannot be convinced “ policy objectives by allowing free, fair that today he would not be leading a that cannot achieve policy and open elections. He would be vig- he who helps to perpetuate it. He who campaign against income inequity and objectives by allowing free, orous in his vocal protest of gerryman- accepts evil without protesting against for a living-wage for minimum wage fair and open elections. dering, closing polling places, purging it is really cooperating with it.” workers. He understood that the con- voter lists and other pernicious meth- (Dr. E. Faye Williams is National sequences of low wages and poverty ods of suppression. President of the National Congress led to self-perpetuating social dispari- I can see him benignly unforgiving of of Black Women. She’s also host of ties. those who would relinquish their right “Wake Up and Stay Woke” on WP- I am sure that Dr. King would place to vote with the excuse, “My vote won’t FW-FM 89.3 radio.) LifeStyles/News Page 6 • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • The Toledo Journal Black America’s Housing Crisis More Renters Than Homeowners, Homeless Population Jumps 12%
By: CHARLENE CROWELL to that of renters. And Center for Responsible Lending’s in that process, the Communications Deputy Director opportunity to build family wealth through (TriceEdneyWire.com) - No matter who homeownership has you are, or where you live, there’s a become more difficult for central concern that links consumers many -- and financially all over the country: the ever-rising out of reach for others. cost of living. For many consumers, “Rising rents are making the combined costs of housing, it increasingly difficult for transportation, food, and utilities leave households to save for room for little else from take-home pay. a down payment and From Boston west to Seattle, and from become homeowners,” Chicago to Miami and parts in between, says Whitney Airgood- the rising cost of living is particularly Obrycki, a JCHS challenging in one area - housing. Both Research Associate and homeowners and renters alike today lead author of the new cope as best they can just to have a report. “Young, college- roof over their families’ heads. educated households The nation’s median sales price of with high incomes are a new home last September in 2019 really driving current was $299,400, according to the U.S. rental demand.” Census Bureau. Even for an existing Included among the home, the St. Louis Federal Reserve report’s key findings: homelessness nationwide grew from Add predatory lending on high-cost noted its median price in December • Rents in 2019 continued 2016–2018, to 552,830. In just one loans like payday or overdraft fees, or was $274,500. their seven-year climb, marking 21 year, 2018 to 2019, the percentage the weight of medical debt or student For renters, the cost of housing is consecutive quarters of increases of America’s Black homeless grew loans, when financial calamity arrives, also a serious challenge. Last June, above 3.0 percent; from 40 percent to more than half - 52 it strikes these consumers harder and the national average rent reached • Despite the growth in percent. longer than others who have financial $1,405, an all-time high. But if one lives high-income white renters, renter That independent finding supports cushions. in a high-cost market like Manhattan, households overall have become the conclusion of the Department of And lest we forget, housing Boston, Los Angeles, or San Francisco, more racially and ethnically diverse Housing and Urban Development’s discrimination in home sales, rentals, a realistic rental price is easily north of since 2004, with minority households report to Congress known as its Annual insurance and more continue to $3,000 each month. accounting for 76 percent of renter Homeless Assessment Report. disproportionately affect Black America Now a new report from Harvard’s household growth through 2018; and While some would presume that despite the Fair Housing Act, and Joint Center for Housing Studies • Income inequality among homelessness is an issue for high-cost other federal laws intended to remove (JCHS) finds that the American Dream renter households has been growing. states like California, and New York, discrimination from the marketplace. of homeownership is strained even The average real income of the top fifth the 2019 HUD report found significant The real question in 2020 is, ‘What among households with incomes of renters rose more than 40 percent growth in homeless residents in states will communities and the nation do most would think adequate to own a over the past 20 years, while that of the like Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, about it?’ home. From 2010 to 2018, 3.2 million bottom fifth of renters fell by 6 percent; Virginia, and Washington as well. For Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, households with earnings higher than “Despite the strong economy, According to HUD, states with the an assistant professor of African- $75,000 represented more than three- the number and share of renters highest rates of homelessness per American studies at Princeton quarters of the growth in renters in burdened by housing costs rose last 10,000 people were New York (46), University and author of the new book, its report entitled, America’s Rental year after a couple of years of modest Hawaii (45), California (38), Oregon “Race for Profit: How Banks and the Housing 2020. improvement,” says Chris Herbert, (38), and Washington (29), each Real Estate Industry Undermined “[F]rom the homeownership peak in Managing Director of the Joint Center significantly higher than the national Black Homeownership”, federal 2004 to 2018, the number of married for Housing Studies. “And while the average of 17 persons per 10,000. enforcement of its own laws addressing couples with children that owned poorest households are most likely to The District of Columbia had a discrimination and acknowledging the homes fell by 2.7 million, while the face this challenge, renters earning homelessness rate of 94 people per inherent tug-of-war wrought from the number renting rose by 680,000,” decent incomes have driven this recent 10,000. tension of public service against the states the report. “These changes deterioration in affordability.” And like the JCHS report, HUD real estate industry’s goal of profit, have meant that families with children This trend of fewer homeowners also found disturbing data on the there’s little wonder why so many now make up a larger share of renter has also impacted another disturbing disproportionate number of Black public-private partnerships fail to serve house¬holds (29%) than owner development: the nation’s growing people who are now homeless. both interests. households (26 percent).” homeless population. For example, although the numbers In a recent Chicago Tribune interview, To phrase it another way, America’s Citing that homelessness is again of homeless veterans and homeless Professor Taylor explained her view. middle class is at risk. Consumer on the rise, the JCHS report noted families with children declined over the “You don’t need a total transformation demographics that traditionally that after falling for six straight years, past year, Blacks were 40 percent of all of society to create equitable housing described homeowners, has shifted the number of people experiencing people experiencing homelessness in for people,” said Taylor. “We have 2019, and 52% of people experiencing come to believe that equitable housing homelessness as members of families is just some weird thing that can’t Take the next step to with children. happen here, and the reality is that we These racial disparities are even have the resources to create the kinds homeownership with our more alarming when overall, Blacks of housing outcomes that we say we comprise 13 percent of the nation’s desire.” Community Home Loan population. “The way to get that has everything When four of every 10 homeless to do with connecting the energy on people are Black, 225,735 consumers the ground to a different vision for our are impacted. Further, and again society — one that has housing justice, according to HUD, 56,381 Blacks equity and housing security at the heart (27 percent) are living on the nation’s of it,’ Taylor continued. “The resources streets, instead of in homeless shelters. and the money are there, but there’s a Sound advice. Smart money. The bottom line on these research lack of political will from the unfortunate JacQuelon C. Wilson reports is that Black America’s finances millionaire class that dominates our YourStateBank.com Community Development are fragile. 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SUBMITTED Associated Publishers Press in 1921 and would go on to write more than a dozen books over the years, Carter G. Woodson was born in 1875 in New Canton, including A Century of Negro Migration (1918), The Virginia. One of the first African Americans to receive History of the Negro Church (1921), The Negro a doctorate from Harvard, Woodson dedicated his in Our History (1922) and Mis-Education of the career to the field of African-American history and Negro (1933). Mis-Education—with its focus on the lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month Western indoctrination system and African-American as a nationwide institution. self-empowerment—is a particularly noted work and Young Woodson was the fourth of seven children has become regularly course adopted by college and worked as a sharecropper and a miner to help institutions. his family. He began high school in his late teens and Woodson lobbied schools and organizations to proved to be an excellent student, completing a four- participate in a special program to encourage the year course of study in less than two years. study of African-American history, which began After attending Berea College in Kentucky, Woodson in February 1926 with Negro History Week. The worked for the U.S. government as an education program was later expanded and renamed Black superintendent in the Philippines and undertook History Month. (Woodson had chosen February more travels before returning to the U.S. for the initial weeklong celebration to honor the He earned his bachelor’s and master’s from the birth months of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and University of Chicago and went on to receive a President Abraham Lincoln.) doctorate from Harvard University in 1912—becoming To help teachers with African-American studies, the second African American to earn a Ph.D. from PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED Woodson later created the Negro History Bulletin in the prestigious institution, after W.E.B. Du Bois. After Pictured above is a young Woodson 1937 and also penned literature for elementary and finishing his education, Woodson dedicated himself secondary school students. (which later became the Association for the Study of to the field of African-American history, working to Woodson died on April 3, 1950, a respected and Afro-American Life and History), which had the goal make sure that the subject was taught in schools and honored figure who received accolades for his vision. of placing African-American historical contributions studied by scholars. For his efforts, Woodson is often His legacy continues on, with Black History Month front and center. The next year he established the called the “Father of Black History.” being a national cultural force recognized by a variety Journal of Negro History, a scholarly publication. In 1915, Carter G. Woodson helped found the of media formats, organizations and educational Woodson also formed the African-American-owned Association for the Study of Negro Life and History institutions.
Frederick Douglass Historic Newspapers are Now Available Online
SUBMITTED Douglas, who escaped slavery while being held in bondage in Tuckahoe, Talbot, Maryland, strongly The Library of Congress is publishing for free believed in the importance of the black press. online digitized copies of the Frederick Douglass He founded The North Star on December 3, 1847 Newspapers that date from 1847 to 1874. in Rochester, New York. Rochester was a city on the The papers are North Star, Frederick Douglass’s Erie Canal that also was one the last stops for blacks Paper and the New National Era. There are 137 escaping slavery before crossing over to the freedom issues of The North Star, 220 issues of Frederick in Canada. Douglass’ Paper and 211 issues of the New National One fugitive was Josiah Henson. He walked from Era. Kentucky to Canada, with his wife and two children. The North Star, published from 1847 to1851 He kissed the ground when they reached Canada. in Rochester, New York, is the most famous of North Star newspaper Douglass’s newspapers. He was known as Uncle Tom because of his Douglass was an abolitionist and The North Star association with Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of was anti-slavery newspaper. The North Star referred “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The book helped spark the Civil to Polaris, the bright star that helped slaves escape War. PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED to the North and Canada. In this instance, “Uncle Tom” was a strong black Douglas pictured above At different times Douglass used his papers as an man, not the head down shuffling “yes sir” boy afraid anti-slavery platform, as well as urging black men to of whites. That Uncle Tom is a creation of whites, and fight for the Union during the Civil War, to fight the rise unfortunately blacks use the disparaging name to While at the Frederick Douglass Paper, Frederick of the Klu Klux Klan and to champion Reconstruction. insult other blacks. Douglass attended in July 1848 the first Women’s Henson built a settlement of black homeowners in Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York. “Dawn” a village he named near Dresden, Ontario, He was one of 32 men and 68 women to sign the Canada. declaration stating “all men and women are created Douglass raised money to support The North Star equal.” by speaking in England, Ireland and Scotland from In September 1870, Douglass moved to August 1845 to April 1847. The North Star’s first Washington, D.C. to become editor-in-chief and part publisher was abolitionist William Cooper Nell. British owner of the New National Era. Douglass used the abolitionist Julia Griffiths moved to Rochester to help paper as platform to attack the rise of the Klu Klux get the paper on more solid financial footing. Klan and to champion Reconstruction. In June 1851, The North Star merged with Liberty He later turned the running of the paper to his two Party Paper under the name The Frederick Douglass sons Lewis and Frederick Jr. The paper operated Paper. It also was published in Rochester. from 1870 to 1874. PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED Frederick Douglass newspaper North Star paper pictured above The Toledo Journal • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • Page 9 Black History Month Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood” A Focus on those who Built, Lived and Worked at the White House
SUBMITTED - PRNewswire variety of positions in the president’s household as chefs, gardeners, stable hands, maids, butlers, lady’s The White House Historical Association launches maids, valets and more. “Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood” today, The Index includes names of the enslaved, names February 3, a new ongoing research initiative to tell of slave owners, and any known dates associated the stories of the enslaved and free African Americans with these individuals. The Index will be continuously who built, lived, and worked at the White House and in updated as additional research is completed. surrounding homes on Lafayette Park. On its website, the Association has unveiled an interactive timeline Virtual Tour This initiative also provides online visitors with a that traces stories of enslaved individuals beginning self-guided virtual tour of one of the only surviving with those who lived in the Potomac Valley prior to the slave quarters within sight of the White House, located construction of the Federal City; information on the at the historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square, enslaved households of presidents; and key dates in which is a National Trust for Historic Preservation site American history related to slavery as an institution. further the understanding of life at the White House and home of the Association’s David M. Rubenstein “There are few written accounts of the enslaved during this time period.” National Center for White House History. Visitors can and free African Americans who built, lived and Index of Enslaved Individuals explore the second story of the back building, which worked at the White House and with this initiative, Association historians have compiled an extensive was first used as a slave quarters in 1827. Henry we’re focused on identifying those individuals and list of all known enslaved people who were associated Clay began a trend of bringing enslaved individuals returning them to the historical forefront by telling with the White House including those who worked to Decatur House, which continued through Martin their stories,” said Stewart McLaurin, President of the on the White House and Capitol Building, as well as Van Buren’s residency and was solidified by John White House Historical Association. “We also wanted those who worked in presidential households and in Gadsby when he purchased the property. to create a space where this information could be the White House. Enslaved individuals worked in a continuously compiled and shared with the public to
Cameron Launches “Black History Before Slavery” Campaign Tour SUBMITTED - BLACK NEWS with their history while having the experience of a lifetime. African Diaspora Destinations brings to life Popular American philanthropist and entrepreneur the destinations revealed in our DNA.” Jay Cameron has launched the Black History Before The launch of the Black History Before Slavery Slavery campaign initiative with the aim of shining campaign tour comes at a time when Americans the light on the vast history of the African diaspora are preparing to recognize Black History Month before the Arab and European slave trades. The which is celebrated in February. The annual event new campaign tour which will be spearheaded by is a remembrance of important people and events Maximum Impact Success Academies and Maximum in the history of African Diaspora. Maximum Impact Impact Travel Tours , a travel company associated Travel Tours has already planned special packages with Mr. Cameron. The initiative will encourage for travelers to commemorate these events. The people to visit different Africa diaspora destinations PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED - BLACK NEWS company also offers comprehensive guidance on the worldwide to learn about African culture, cuisine, art Philanthropist and entrepreneur, Jay Cameron, best planning such as destinations and appropriate and history. bringing to life African Diaspora destinations travel time to make sure you make the most out of In an exclusive interview published on Maximum revealed in our DNA your trip to Africa. Impact Success Academies and Maximum Impact Learn more at www.maximumimpacttravel.com. Travel Tours website, Jay revealed that his interest shifted to African diaspora travel after a life- changing trip to Ghana. His experience in Ghana opened the door to more exploration on the continent of Africa. Theses adventures led him to successfully climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and experience a Serengeti safari in Tanzania. Jay has also traveled to African diaspora destinations in Ethiopia, Zanzibar, Togo, Benin and Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. Speaking enthusiastically on the new venture, Jay emphasized the need to move away from the myths and negative stereotypes about Africa by experiencing the first-hand account of the motherland. He comments, “My goal is to highlight the rich history of the Africa diaspora that existed before Arab and European slavery in an effort to dispel the myths and to promote a greater cultural awareness about the continent of Africa. I established Maximum Impact Travel to provide the perfect opportunity for the African diaspora to connect Black History Month Page 10 • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • The Toledo Journal
liberation of our people because it has not yet been achieved. I challenge you all here today to play a part Flag Raising in our liberation in the future.” The final speech was from Ray Woods, President Continued from page 1. of the local NAACP, he said, “This day and this to focus on local black history. Every Tuesday in event was ordained long before we even imagined the Commissioner Chambers we will present a it because God does not make mistakes. What this presentation on local black history. In addition, we flag symbolizes is a sense of pride and respect, flags will display the Pan-African Flag with the other flags make a difference not just here but around the world, in our chambers. We plan to start with a tribute to and today all of the Toledo’s city government is here Hines Farm.” with us to honor our history and our flag.” After all the inspiring speeches were done it Tina Skeldon Wozniak Lucas County Commissioner PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL President, said, “We are so proud to be here with our was time to lift the flag to the top of the poll. Bro Washington said the word and it was done. While the African-American community leaders and city community leaders today. and county officials attending and participating As we stand next to each other when the flag flag was being lifted Dr. Tracee Perryman from the Center of Hope led the audience in a rendition of ‘Lift in the flag-raising ceremony were (L-R) City goes up, let us reflect on those, who have strived Councilman Tyrone Riley, Rev. Dr. W. L. Perry- for equality before us, and renew our resolve that all Every Voice and Sing’ the African-American National Anthem. At last, it was done, the Pan-African flag man Jr., Lucas County Commissionaire Gary members of our community are treated equally.” L. Byers, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, Gary L. Byers spoke last but not least saying. “We was flying high over the City of Toledo for Black History Month. and Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken, are better as a community when we remember and NAACP President Ray Woods, CSRN’s Julian celebrate all aspects of our community. Black History Bro. Washington said, “Today’s ceremony was arranged by CSRN with the help of the NAACP, the Mack, and Standing front Lucas County Com- Month is an opportunity to do just that and it makes missionaire President Tina Skeldon Wozniak. us better people and a better community. Today is African American Legacy Project, the Lucas County the first part of that celebration.” Port Authority, The Lucas County Commissioners, Following was CSRN member, Jodie Summers and the Mayor and his office and we thank them all said, “Marcus Garvey created this flag because for this day.” we were a people without a flag. He said a people without a flag are a people without pride. When we PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL raise this flag it’s not just for Marcus Garvey, it’s for NAACP President Ray every protester who has held up a sign for something Woods said “This day and they believe in. This path did not come easy and this event was ordained it takes a long time to make progress, but slowly it long before we even imaged will come.” He finished his presentation with a Black it because God does not History poem called, ‘Beat the Drum.’ make mistakes. What this Next CSRN member, Julian Mack, continued flag symbolizes is a sense explaining the flag saying, “In 1920 the on August of pride and respect, flags 13, the Declaration of Rights of Negro People of the make a difference not just world declared that red, black, and green would be here but around the world the sovereign colors of all those of the African race. and today all of the Toledo’s The three colors of the flag were chosen to represent city government is here the blood, the soil, and the prosperity of Africa and with us to honor our flag, its people. Many have fought and died for this flag and our people. We must continue to fight for the
BEYONDTHEDREAM Parks’ Papers Reveal POWEROFTHEWORD 2020 SPEAKER SERIES the Woman behind the Legend copyright.gov Melissa Participants will learn about the By the People, the Library of relationships and events that shaped Harris-Perry Congress’ crowdsourced transcription Rosa Parks’ lifetime of activism, her life Television Host, Political project powered by volunteers across as an individual and her experiences Commentator, and Professor the country is launching a campaign as an icon of the civil rights movement. to transcribe Rosa Parks’ personal Available for transcription are notes FEBRUARY 19, 2020 papers to make them more searchable and fragmentary writings from the MLK KEYNOTE and accessible online, including many Montgomery Bus Boycott. Through BOWEN-THOMPSON STUDENT UNION items featured in the exhibition, “Rosa powerful prose, these pages reveal a LENHART GRAND BALLROOM | 7 P.M. Parks: In Her Own Words,” started woman who was strong, courageous, yesterday, February 4th, the 107th clear-eyed and grounded in her core anniversary of her birth. ethical beliefs, but not immune to Through By the People, anyone pain inflicted by racial discrimination. can explore, transcribe and tag The campaign also includes digitized Library collections through programs, invitations, flyers and Bobby Seale open-source software developed by other publicity material from Parks’ the Library to give all Americans new speaking engagements and events, Political Activist, Founding ways to connect to the treasures the demonstrating the evolving way Parks Chairman and National Library of Congress holds. Anyone can was rememberedand honored by the Organizer of the contribute through the project website American public. Black Panther Party at crowd.loc.gov. Also available for transcription are “Inviting, including and honoring the letters to and from Parks’ mother, Leona FEBRUARY 27, 2020 contributions of people from every walk McCauley; letters from her brother, BLACK ISSUES CONFERENCE of life is such a fitting way to honor Rosa Sylvester; a poignant letter from her BOWEN-THOMPSON STUDENT UNION Parks,” said Librarian of Congress father, James, and a large selection LENHART GRAND BALLROOM | 10 A.M. Carla Hayden. “By the People is all of letters to her husband, Raymond. about individuals exploring, reading Living apart as they looked for paying and understanding for themselves the work in 1957 and 1958, Raymond and significance of each item we have. Rosa Parks coped at a distance with These items are just as much about the the fallout from her bus protest and the day-to-day experience of one woman Montgomery Bus Boycott. Participants as they are about a world-changing can read for themselves loving, civil rights movement, and that’s why compassionate letters that reveal who we’re thrilled to invite everyone to join Rosa Parks was as a woman. Other Register now at bgsu.edu/beyondthedream this project.” Continued on page 11. The Toledo Journal • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • Page 11 Black History Month Canada Post Issues Stamps that Honor Black Hockey League
PHOTO CREDIT / BlackmansStreet.Today SUBMITTED about 1.4 million stamps for 140,000 held belief by whites blacks did not shot to employing the butterfly style (BlackmansStreet.Today) - Canada booklets that contain 10 stamps each. like hockey because they had weak of goaltending that’s popular today, Post, the country’s equivalent to the The unveiling of the stamps was held ankles and didn’t like cold weather, Canada Post reported. U.S. Postal Service, has issued a during a ceremony in Halifax, Nova said George Fosty co-author of the Few photos remain of the league. stamp, honoring the country Coloured Scotia, birthplace of the Maritimes 2004 book “Black Ice: The Lost History When they appeared, skeptics said Hockey League, which was established Coloured Hockey League. of The Colored Hockey League of the they were publicity shots from minstrel in 1917, 22 years before the National The league was based in Nova Canadian Maritimes, 1825 to 1925.” shows or vaudeville acts. Hockey League. Scotia’s black churches, providing an At its peak, the all-black league Fosty said the stamps validate The stamps feature images of the outlet for Nova Scotia’s black players boasted more than a dozen teams with decades of research he and his brother players from the Colored Hockey who couldn’t skate in the all-white local hundreds of players. conducted for the book as well as other League, which operated from 1865 leagues. Some hockey scholars credit the all- historians who advocated for greater to the 1930s. Canada Post produced The league also dispelled the widely black league with establishing the slap recognition of the league.
Parks’ Papers Continued from page 10. items, including a unique pancake recipe, shed light Parks’s day-to-day life. Since By the People launched in October 2018, more than 12,000 volunteers have completed over 50,000 transcriptions. More than 8,000 have already been published on loc.gov. By the People transcriptions will make letters to President Abraham Lincoln, writings of suffragists, reports of baseball scout Branch Rickey, notebooks belonging to folklorist Alan Lomax, and Clara Barton’s diaries keyword searchable by the public online for the first time. Transcriptions also open these documents up to be read by individuals who utilize accessibility technologies like screen readers.
PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED Religion/Family Page 12 • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • The Toledo Journal Three Ways Our Faith May Increase Our Happiness
and women. Pollsters asked several hundred peo- better men. ple of both sexes to name activities they routinely Here are three ways our faith may increase our did, whether it was running errands at the grocery happiness. store or picking up kids from school. Additionally, We Handle Stress Better the respondents were asked to describe how they Life in the spirit equips a person to handle stress felt as they executed each activity. One of the ac- more effectively. According to Glynn, high levels tivities common to both groups was spending time of faith commitment correlate with lower levels of with parents. Men enjoyed the activity more than depression and stress, and give us a greater abil- women, the former seeing it as “bonding”, and the ity to cope with stress. latter as “feeling like work”. When we live in the Spirit, we tend to see our After tabulating the results, pollsters came across some surprising results: there is a growing “happiness gap” between men and women.
Are men “happier” than women? And if so, why? I decided to look at that question from a count- Attaching oneself to a larger cause
er-cultural perspective; that is, if one inserts faith can be one of the most fulfilling as a barometer of happiness, how would the sex- es fare? Happiness, though, is an elusive quali- experiences in life. Why? Because when ty and, obviously, is relative to not only how one “we do so, we discover it’s not all about “ perceives happiness, but where one experiences our self-contained, whimsical desires. By Pastor W. Eric Croomes happiness via their social and economic location. Wire Writer So, to narrow the question, I wondered: Are One of the areas of my life where I’ve Christian men happier men? There are not tons Several years ago a study was conducted to found this to be especially true is in of research from which we can deduce an answer, measure the so-called “Happiness Index” of men worship and praise. but there are studies that point to increased levels of happiness among people of faith as opposed to the “religiously unaffiliated”. ASK YOUR Here is one thing for certain: Faith is an unde- FUNERAL DIRECTORS niable factor in how we respond to the challenges of life. The better (or more efficiently) we respond struggle differently than those who do not. We A word from C. BROWN and to our challenges as men, the higher our “happi- see the end before the beginning; we see suc- C. BRIAN BROWN DIRECTORS C. Brian Brown ness quotient”, according to studies. cess where others may see only failure; we see Yet secular studies are not the only source-proof- ourselves a growing through our challenges as What is a Funeral? ing in this regard. opposed to merely just going through them. It has been noted, and research conducted by We Have Something to Believe In the author Patrick Glynn, appears to prove that Established ways of believing contribute to The Funeral is a ceremony of proven a faith-based, spirit-grounded lifestyle is good for a meaningful experience; when you believe in worth and value for those who mourn. It both our physical and mental well-being. In other something – faith, creed, and principle – you ex- provides an opportunity for the survivors words, as men, we tend to respond better to our tract meaning from it. Indeed, Glynn opines that and others who share in the loss to ex- life challenges when we do so from foundation of believers with well-grounded belief systems con- press their love, respect and grief. It per- faith and belief. sistently report greater overall happiness and sat- mits facing openly and realistically the isfaction with life and are generally more positive crisis that death may present. Through about life.
the funeral, the bereaved take that first Faith affords us a dimension of life that flows step towards emotional from direct communion with a Higher Power, a Order, design and life in the spirit are communion nurtured by prayer, ritual, meditation
the pillars of faith in the unknown. The and worship. Faith gives us the centered experi- Send your question to: The Toledo Journal ence. P.O. Box 12559, Toledo, Ohio 43606 faith we are in possession of – indeed We Are Part of Something Bigger c/o Ask Your Funeral Directors “which possesses us – is the stuff we use “ Attaching oneself to a larger cause can be one C. BROWN FUNERAL HOME AND PRE-NEED CENTER to make sense of what is not always of the most fulfilling experiences in life. Why? 1629 Nebraska Avenue Because when we do so, we discover it’s not all Tel. 255-7682 Fax: 255-5981 evidentiary. What we ‘believe’ may about our self-contained, whimsical desires. One www.cbrownfuneralhome.com Professional Service with Dignity actually conspire to increase our level of the areas of my life where I’ve found this to be of happiness. especially true is in worship and praise. What an experience to come together with others and per- form such a beautiful act as worship! Your outlook on your challenge is immensely impacted when you worship with others who face their own ob- Patrick Glynn is the author of God, The Evi- stacles. Indeed, we are able to worship within the dence: The Reconciliation of Faith and Reason in confines of home on any given day of worship, but a Post-Secular World, published in 1999. I would argue there’s something missing when we Glynn persuasively argues that “at its heart is neglect the “assembling of ourselves together”. the dawning realization that the universe, far from In fact, according to Glynn’s findings, people being a sea of chaos, appears instead to be an in- who did not attend church were four times as like- tricately tuned mechanism whose every molecule, ly to commit suicide than were frequent attend- whose every physical law, seems to have been ees. That’s huge. That means we share a not only designed from the very first nanosecond toward a a common faith, but a common destiny, as well. single end – the creation of life.” The evidence is overwhelming: the greater our Order, design and life in the spirit are the pillars faith, the more victorious we live our lives. of faith in the unknown. The faith we are in pos- Personally, I believe it is crucial to be as con- session of – indeed which possesses us – is the sistent as possible in our daily faith walk as men. stuff we use to make sense of what is not always We’ve got to do the work; we must pray, we must evidentiary. What we ‘believe’ may actually con- meditate, we must engage in reading and study of spire to increase our level of happiness. ‘Faith’ Holy Scripture and we must engage in praise and spoken of here is not denomination, it is personal worship communally. So often, as men, we isolate creed, it is personal devotion and it is grounded in ourselves from others, attempting to rely on our a personal relationship with a Higher Power. individual strength and acumen. Life is first and inner experience. All of the We are not islands. We are social creatures. We peace and security we are seeking is within us, serve a Higher Purpose and calling as leaders of writes Susan L. Taylor, former Editor-At-Large at our families and communities. We must nurture Essence Magazine. our faith daily. This ‘inner experience’ has its fair share of ben- Faith is an undeniable factor in facing the chal- efits; thus, when we engage it, we come out of it lenges of life. The Toledo Journal, February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 - Page 13 THE TOLEDO JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS CALL (419) 472-4521 or email: [email protected], [email protected] NOW ACCEPTING: OFFICE HOURS: MON-TUE 9-noon & 1-5, THUR-FRI 9-noon & 1-5 Closed Wed You Can Use Your Debit Card, Mastercard or Visa Deadline Friday 4:30 pm CLASSIFIEDS For Placing Classifieds FOR RENT BARGAIN PRICES FOR RENTHELP WANTED HELP WANTED
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By Frederick Lowe. ly. The Art Institute also was the site of the cou- Portraits of for- ple’s first date. mer President Barack Wiley and Sherald Obama and former First are the first African Lady Michelle Obama American artists com- will go on display at the missioned by the Na- Art Institute of Chica- tional Gallery to create go as the first stop in a official portraits of a five-city tour beginning President and a First in the summer of 2021. Lady. Chicago is where the Wiley placed Presi- Obamas began their dent Obama in a chair historical ascension to against a backdrop the White House. of flowers, including The paintings, on chrysanthemums, Chi- loan from the Smithso- cago’s official flower. nian’s National Portrait Sherald painted the Gallery, are Kehin- First Lady against a de Wiley’s painting of light-blue ground, gaz- President Obama and ing directly at the view- Amy Sherald’s portrait er. of Michelle Obama. After the Art Institute, Portrait of First Lady the portraits will travel Michelle Obama to The Brooklyn Muse- The former First Lady, um, Los Angeles Coun- a Chicago native who ty Museum of Art, High grew up on the city’s Museum of Art in Atlan- PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED South Side, visited the ta and the Museum of Portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama museum with her fami- Portrait of President Barack Obama. Fine Arts in Houston. Social Security From the Desk Ask Rusty – We took benefits of Felicia early; can we get more now? Submitted in March during which news for you, but the she could suspend her unfortunate reality is Dear Rusty: My birth benefits, and by do- that once someone date is 1947. My wife is Dating as a FT Creative ing so immediately she claims their Social 1950. We both took our could perhaps earn, Security, the benefit Social Security years at most, an additional amount is quite fixed. & Entrepreneur Interview ago at age 62 due to 1% in DRCs (about $5 Although it’s possible health concerns be- more per month). That to withdraw an applica- with Tomayia Colvin cause we questioned leaves only two other tion within 12 months if we would live to age things which could in- of initial filing, and it’s cause I have the freedom to her and the things that 78 to equalize the extra crease your benefits: 1) also possible to sus- of time during the day to she's not willing to compro- payout if we would have Annual Cost of Living pend benefits once go on dates (ex., lunch mise on. Now those are waited to age 66. Taking Adjustments (COLAs) FRA is reached, neither dates while the kids are at real relationship goals. Her early at 62 may have granted each year de- of those is available school) and I have a flex- goal sheet template is set been a mistake and I am pending upon inflation, to you. And your wife ible schedule that doesn't up in two categories that wondering if there are and 2) returning to work only has a very short disrupts my home life with she always refers back to any options available to and having substantial window to suspend my children. when needed: (1) What do maximize my and/or my current earnings which her benefits, which FTS: Are you opened to you want? (2) Why do you wife's monthly payment may replace the earn- will reach maximum dating men who are also want it? Her confidence with a restricted applica- ings in a lower-earning when she reaches 70 entrepreneurs or have a was felt through the phone tion or any other avail- year in your lifetime in March. So, except 9-5? What is your advice when I asked her this last able options? My gross for someone dating a cre- question to conclude our work record (SS uses for the COLA increases Being a full-time entre- monthly is $946.60, and ative? interview: the highest earning 35 and returning to work preneur and creative is dif- my wife’s is $543.60 TC: I'm open to dating FTS: Are you open to years over your lifetime options I’ve discussed ferent and sometimes dif- before the deduction both, an entrepreneur or a having a long distance re- to compute your benefit above, I’m afraid you ficult in some ways in the for Medicare. Togeth- man that has a 9-5. Dating lationship? amount). have no other oppor- dating world because of er our gross monthly is another creative is usually TC: NOPE! If you have some tunity to increase your the non-traditional career about equal to the per a good thing. My advice Being a creative or a years in that 35-year Social Security benefit choice. Also, most entre- person individual aver- is that whoever you date, full-time entrepreneur is a history with no or very amounts. preneurs work from home age monthly payment of make sure that they under- journey in and of itself. A low earnings, working This article is intend- and are not engaging with $1479. Signed: Regret- stand your schedule. lot of times you’re dealing now could replace one ed for information pur- people daily in physical lo- ful we took SS early. FTS: What's the craziest with being frustrated, cry- or more of those years. poses only and does cations such as in an office Dear Regretful: I’m thing you experienced dat- ing tears of sadness and I have no way of deter- not represent legal or setting or within rush hours afraid the options for ei- ing? happiness, making sacri- mining whether that is financial guidance. It commuting to and from ther you or your wife in- TC: Nothing really crazy fices and so much more. a possibility; you would presents the opinions work and their only social creasing your benefit at but I will say the funniest Finding a person who can need to get your lifetime and interpretations of life is typically when they this point are extremely thing would be when you understand your non-tra- earnings record from the AMAC Foundation’s are attending an event or limited. You cannot file meet a guy and he be- ditional lifestyle is great to Social Security and see staff, trained and ac- conference. This is a part the restricted applica- comes your client. have. When asked for any if that is possible by ex- credited by the National of entrepreneurship that tion you mentioned be- Tomayia mentioned to final advice to someone amining your earnings Social Security Associa- people don't often get to cause that can only be me that her dating life is who may be starting out for each year over your tion (NSSA). NSSA and see. I had the honor of in- done by someone ap- partially based on a goal dating as an entrepreneur lifetime. But remember, the AMAC Foundation terviewing Tomayia Colvin plying for the first time sheet that she created and have no direction or all early years of earn- and its staff are not af- is a full-time photographer (and who was born be- with the help of her dat- just need some encour- ings are adjusted for in- filiated with or endorsed and entrepreneur with two fore 1/2/1954), and only ing coach, Tracey Ready, agement, Tomayia stated flation, so for example, by the Social Security beautiful children and she by someone who has who also offers Dating the following, "Stay true to $10,000 earned in 1990 Administration or any is currently dating. Below not yet reached age 70. Masterclasses. I thought who you are even on the would be equal to about other governmental en- is the interview with To- Neither can you sus- that was very interesting difficult days." $25,000 in today’s dol- tity. To submit a ques- mayia: pend your benefits to to have in your arsenal, a Tomayia Colvin lars, and you’d need tion, visit our website FTS: Being a full-time earn delayed retirement dating coach and a goal Tomayia Colvin Educa- to earn more than the (amacfoundation.org/ entrepreneur, would you credits (DRCs) because sheet for dating! On her tion (TCE) higher amount to have programs/social-secu- say that it has enhanced DRCs are only earned goal sheet, she lists her (832) 429-5190 any effect on your ben- rity-advisory) or email or affected your dating life? up to age 70. Your wife non-negotiables, what she Website: www.tomay- efit. us at ssadvisor@amac- TC: It has definitely en- has a very small window defines that's important iacolvineducation.com I wish I had better foundation.org. hanced my dating life be- until she reaches 70 The Toledo Journal • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • Page 15 Auto/Sports How Kobe Bryant Turned $6 Million into $200 Million SUBMITTED to now be worth approximately $200 million. BodyArmor, marketed as a healthier alternative to Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant has already Gatorade, was only generating about $10 million in proven that his greatness transcends from the annual sales when Bryant invested in it four years basketball court to the business world. Through ago. The brand topped $400 million in sales in 2018, his investment firm, BryantStibel, he made his first and almost $450 million in 2019. investment in the sports drink BodyArmor. And Bryant, who is the fourth largest investor in within just 4 years, his return on investment has BodyArmor, is also the owner of Kobe Inc. His multiplied by more than 30 times - one of the the investment firm, BryantStibel, is a venture with biggest investment returns for an athlete in the his partner Jeff Stibel, that manages $100 million business world. in assets. Moreover, he owns Granity Studios, a In March 2014, Bryant invested roughly 10% production company that produced the Oscar 2018 share in the beverage company, BodyArmor, winner for Best Animated Short titled Dear Basketball. putting in about $6 million. Last week, Coca-Cola For more details about Kobe’s investment firm, purchased a minority share in BodyArmor and BryantStibel, visit www.bryantstibel.com or follow based on its valuation deal, Bryant’s stake appears Kobe Bryant on www.facebook.com/Kobe. PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED
Browns Name Youngest President of Operations in NFL History
SUBMITTED place he has worked and is extremely This is Berry’s return to the Browns.
dedicated to utilizing every resource He joined the Browns in 2016 as The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday to improve the organization and vice president of player personnel. named Andrew Berry, executive vice enhance his own knowledge.” He helped lead all talent evaluation president for football operations and efforts for the club, including college general manager, making him the prospects and NFL free agents. youngest person to achieve that In addition, he helped oversee the position in the NFL history and only “ Browns’ scouting department and the second African American to We have always been he worked closely with other high- currently hold the job in the league. profoundly impressed with ranking members of the front office. The 32-year-old Berry returned him as a consummate During his three seasons with the to Cleveland after holding a similar professional who meticulously Browns, the team selected at least position with the Philadelphia Eagles. “ one Pro Bowler every year. “We are thrilled Andrew will lead our studied his craft. Berry is the second African football operations,” Dee and Jimmy American named general manager of Haslam, the Browns’ owners, said in an NFL team. Chris Grier is general PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL a statement. “We have always been manager of the Miami Dolphins. Andrew Berry, executive vice president of profoundly impressed with him as a The team will introduce Berry to Serena and Venus Williams are part football operations and general manager of consummate professional who has the press February 5 at the Browns’ owners of the Miami Dolphins. the Cleveland Browns meticulously studied his craft every facility in Berea, Ohio.
No Parking, No Kidding
There’s a reason there are “no parking” signs in front of a fire hydrant. It’s self-evident to most drivers, but one driver in Camden, NJ had to learn it the hard way, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. No, he or she did not just get a ticket. Instead, firefighters responding to a call simply broke both the passenger’s side and driver’s side windows and ran their hose through the car in order to deal with a nearby blaze.
ATM? No, APM A London chain of drinking establishments opened a new pub, known as the Vagabond, in a building that used to be a bank. The owners apparently decided that the ATM out front gave the saloon a unique look and so they kept it where it stood, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. But, instead of dispensing cash, they rigged it so that it would dispense, Proseco, a sparkling Italian white wine, thus converting the ATM into what may be the very first Automated Proseco Machine or APM. THE TOLEDO JOURNAL Page 16 • February 5, 2020 - February 11, 2020 • The Toledo Journal HIV/AIDS activist NAACP Division Director speaksat National Black to Speak at UToledo for HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Black History Month
Health Science Campus. The free event is open to the public. As part of the first generation of children born HIV-positive, Hydeia Broadbent was diagnosed with AIDS at age 3. The prognosis was that she wouldn’t live past age 5. Broadbent began her work as an HIV/AIDS activist and public speaker at 6years old. By 12, she had appeared on national television programs including “Oprah,” “20/20,” PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED “Good Morning America” and NAACP Division Director, Tiffany Loftin, to speak Feb 6 at UT “A Conversation with Magic Johnson” on Nickelodeon. Activist Tiffany Loftin, director make sure that our young people are Now, at age 34, Broadbent of the NAACP Youth and College treated as respectable young adults,” is a distinguished motivational Division, will talk about advocacy and Loftin said during an interview with speaker and activist who empowerment for communities of The Crisis Magazine. “Our young shares her message of color when she visits The University folks are more woke, taking more HIV/AIDS awareness and of Toledo for Black History Month. risks, and having more important prevention to audiences She will speak 7 p.m. Thursday, conversations at a younger age that a PHOTO CREDIT / SUBMITTED of all ages. Her mission is Feb. 6 in Doermann Theatre. lot of us didn’t have to have when we Hydenia Broadbent to speak Feb. 8 at UT to avoid at-risk behaviors For the NAACP, Loftin serves more were young.” through self-examination and than 700 youth councils and high “We are excited Tiffany Loftin is informed decision-making. school and college chapters fighting coming to campus to give our keynote International HIV/AIDS activist and She promotes abstinence, for civil rights. She is known for her address during Black History Month,” humanitarian Hydeia Broadbent is the safe-sex practices and HIV/AIDS passion for membership-based David Young, UToledo director of featured speaker at The University awareness and prevention. organizing at the local, state and Toledo Excel and Special Projects, of Toledo Medical Center’sNational “With all that we know about the national levels. said. “She is a dynamic leader, and Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day virus, it is clear to me that contracting She believes her mission is to we expect her to fire up our students eventat 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, HIV/AIDS today is a choice and we develop students into leaders who to get involved and make a difference in the Collier Building Room 1000 can’t allow anyone the power to make can stand up for what they believe in. in the fight for equality.” A and B at the University of Toledo that choice for us,” Broadbent said. “My first value in this work is to
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