NORTHWEST OHIO’S OLDEST AFRICAN AMERICAN-OWNED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TJ THE TOLEDO JOURNAL www.thetoledojournal.com WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2019 - April 9, 2019 VOL: 43 NO: 7 INSIDE LIFESTYLES Toledo remembers Dr. Martin Mrs. Hattie Allen Celebrates 100 Luther King, Jr., shot April 4, 1968, years of Life at 6:01 p.m. and died at 7:05 p.m. LIFESTYLES Harvey Savage, By Michael Daniels Cities upper west side, this Journal Staff Reporter speech was infamous be- Jr. “surprise” cause it forever changed Dr. 75th birthday On Sunday, March 31, King's personal landscape. PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL 2019, the Event Committee For those in authority at the Toledoan Linda Ransey with MLK Program Event Coor- of the Monroe Street United time, with this speech now Dr. dinator Lynne Hamer (center) and her musician son Sam Methodist Church presented King had gone too far. Hamer-Light at the MLK program. a Toledo Community Reading It was alright for him to of one of Rev. Dr. Martin Lu- speak out on national issues Before this speech, Dr. Some even speculate that ther King Jr.'s most infamous of civil rights, but to extend King and then current Presi- this controversial speech speech's, “Beyond Vietnam: his reach and publicly criti- dent Lyndon B. Johnson had may have lead to Dr. King's A Time to Break Silence”. cize the war in Vietnam and enjoyed a somewhat consen- eventual demises because Originally delivered on April U.S. Foreign sual relationship, they were exactly one year later to the 4, 1967, at the nationally know Policy, just was not his allies. After this speech Dr. date, he was assassinated. Riverside Church in New York place. King found himself standing This, of course, is only spec- on the opposite ulation and who really knows side of a nation- about things that go bump in al issue with the the night. President of The Never the less, the contents HEALTH United States, and of this particular speech, the their relationship timing of its delivery and the Prostate Cancer would never be the Research same again. Continued on page 2 PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL Participating in the program were(L-R) Anita Madison: African Amer- RELIGION ican Police League, Diane Gordon: Kwaanza House, Ray Wood: NAACP and Michael Keys: Sacred Grounds Toledo with (L) Donald Jerusalem Lynn: Kwaanza House and (R) Lenette Holden: NAACP. Baptist honors PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL pastor Washington Muhammad from the Community Solidarity Response Network recites a portion of Dr. King’s speech at the MLK program. PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL (L-R) Judy Lee Trautman: Multi-faith Council with program partic- EVERYBODY IS ipants, Juanita Green: Toledo Community Coalition, Washington SOMEBODY IN Muhammad: Community Solidarity Response Network, Hope Bland: PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL Toledo Affiliation of Black School Educators, Phyllis Autry: First Diane Gordon of the Kwaanza House recites her THE TOLEDO Church of God, and Sarah Twitchell: National Association of Social part of Dr. King’s speech during the MLK program. JOURNAL TJ Workers Inside News Page 2 • April 3, 2019 - April 9, 2019 • The Toledo Journal Toledo remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Continued from page 1 All and all this program took us back to a time in America of unrest issues surrounding it, have elevated and turmoil. A time when we were in it to the top of the list of great speech- a war that few of us understood the es by Dr. King, right behind the “I reason why we were at war. A time have a Dream” speech. when one man of courage stood up This particular speech is obviously and spoke out against that which he still relevant today as so well demon- saw as an injustice regardless of the strated in Sunday's program. Over consequences. It was a time that we forty local civil rights and social jus- have never forgotten, it was the time tice awareness organizations sent of the war in Vietnam! representatives to participate in the program. The program began with musical selections by local musicians and I am convinced that if we then the singing of the famous civil rights anthem, “Lift Every Voice and are to get on the right side Sing”. Then the reading of excerpts of the world revolution, we from Dr. Kings, “I Have a Dream” speech. “as a nation must undergo a This was followed by the dramatic radical revolution of values. PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL presentation of Dr. King's speech, We must rapidly begin...we “ Over forty local civil rights and social justice awareness organizations “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Si- sent representatives to participate in the MLK program. lenc,” and the title says it all. Present- must rapidly begin the shift ed in its entirety, one by one following each other members from the rep- from a thing-oriented society resented organizations stepped for- to a person-oriented society. ward to recite their portion of this dy- -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. namic speech. Ending with everyone reciting the last part of the speech in unison and the ringing of a bell. PHOTO CREDIT / TOLEDO JOURNAL The program ended with the ringing of a bell. The Toledo Journal • April 3, 2019 - April 9, 2019 • Page 3 Coming Events April 7th April 5 & 12 The Indiana Avenue Missionary Baptist Ongoing Events Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Toledo Church 2019 Lenten Fish Fries Wild about Art at the Toledo Zoo: Call for 54th Pastoral Appreciation for ALL-YOU-CAN EAT! 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or until Artists Rev. Dr. John E. & Mother Bernice Roberts sold out. Baked and Deep Fried Alaskan Pollock, Calling all artists! The Toledo Zoo is seeking all the At 640 Indiana Ave., Toledo, OH 43604. Sunday at Fries, Macaroni & Cheese, Baked Potatoes, Salad, creative minds and skilled craftsmen in the area to take 3:30 PM. THEME: "Honoring A Faithful Servant." Prov- Homemade Coleslaw, Rolls, Beverage, & Dessert. part in our art fair. Keep reading for all the wild and won- erbs 28:20. "A Faithful Man Will Abound With Beless- Adults: $10.00, Seniors: $9.00, Children 6-12: $8.00, derful details. Artists may sign up by visiting toledozoo. ings." Guest: Eastern Star Missionary Baptist Church, Age 5 and under: Free. No Fish Fry on Good Friday. org/wildaboutart to be directed to our online application Rev. Dr. John Williams, Pastor. Stoiber-Holzer Gymnasium, The Donnelly Neighbor- through ZAPP©. Applications must be submitted online hood Center, 4255 Bellevue Road. Handicap Acces- through ZAPP© by Friday, April 5, 2019. Please note: April 7th sible, Carry Out Available. For more information, call art does not have to be animal related. Any questions, Church of the Living God Women's Day 419-472-2288. please contact [email protected] or call 419-385- Church of the Living God at 3220 Meadowbrook Ct, 5721 ext. 2110. The Zoo hopes everyone, artists and Toledo will be celebrating their annual Women's Day on appreciators, will save the date for Wild about Art on Sat- Sunday, at 4:00pm. Guest speaker: Evangelist Tereatha do free Cholesterol and Blood sugar screenings. Door urday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4 from 10 a.m. – 6 Weatherly, Associate Pastor of Kingdom Life Chris- prizes and Refreshments will be provided. Family Baptist p.m. both days. tian Center. For more information contact Elder Linda Church 1002 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, Ohio, next to KFC. Warren, Sr. Pastor, COTLG 419-279-4747. Chairlady: Scott High School Deaconess Julia Missy Brownlee. "Come experience a April 28, 2019 Class of 1969 mighty move of God's Spirit" Author Stacey Abrams We are planning a great event Aug. 9, 10, and 11, @ Bowsher High School 2019 for our 50th class reunion. Please contact Evelyn April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Sunday, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m, @ Bowsher High Wilson and Mary Lockett with your email or home infor- Month School, 2200 Arlington Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43614. mation. Evelyns number is 419-490-6851 and Mary is LCCS has a number of events to mark the occasion National leader Stacey Abrams has written the guide 419-536-9544. Come on Bulldogs we need your info. and raise awareness locally. to harnessing the strengths of being an outsider and Looking forward to hearing from you. April 10th succeeding anyway. Stacy Abrams is an author, serial Eighth Annual Wear Blue Day (all day) entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader. Af- Second Tuesday Eighth annual social media campaign encourages in- ter eleven years in the Georgia House of Representa- Every Month dividuals, offices, agencies, workplaces to wear blue to tives, seven as Minority Leader, Abrams became the The Toledo Base Submarine Veterans support the fight against chld abuse and neglect. 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, Holds it's monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of where she won more votes than any other Democrat the month at The Genesis Village Events Center 2429 S. April 10th in the state's history. And, the first black woman to Reynolds Road Toledo Ohio at 18:00 hours (6 PM).Our Wear Blue Night with the Mud Hens become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party next meeting will be on Tuesday April 9 2019. For fur- Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Fifth Third Field in the United States. At the program, Ms. Abrams will ther information you can contact our Base Commander For the first time, Wear Blue Day will include a special speak for about forty-five minutes, followed by a short Michael Meehan at 505-554-8636 or at wingsfaninnm@ event: "Wear Blue Night" at the Toledo Mud Hens.The question and answer session.