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Black History Matters

Black History Matters

Children’s dental health: What to know

CHLOE McGOWAN -
Local dentists are helping families make sure kid’ teeth are healthy before the Tooth Fairy comes to collect. February is National Children’s Dental Health Month,...
Black History Matters

Indiana Historical Society to tell stories of free Black settlement

CHLOE McGOWAN -
The history of an early settlement of free Black and mixed-race pioneers in Indiana will have its story told. Before the end of slavery, free...
Arts & Culture

‘The whole point is community’: Indiana Pride of Color’s promise to LGBTQ+ Hoosiers

CHLOE McGOWAN -
Indiana Pride of Color (INPOC) is working to create spaces for Black and brown LGBTQ+ Hoosiers to feel seen and heard. The organization is the...
Black History Matters

Reshaping Black Hoosiers’ relationship with water

Garrett Simms -
Teigha VanHester grew up surfing in Southern California. For her entire life, she has had a deep connection to water, to the extent that...
Black History Matters

It started with a three-dollar camera from Goodwill

JADE JACKSON -
Dwayne Dixon picked up his first camera when he was 15 years old. It was a three-dollar camera from Goodwill. Born Feb. 18, 1949, in Indianapolis, by the time he was 18, he was drafted into the Navy and became an aircraft carrier.
Black History Matters

That ain’t how the story goes: Wabash College’s first Black student

JADE JACKSON -
The story goes that he was the first Black student at Wabash College. The story goes that he was dismissed because the community did not want him there. “No one even knew his name until I finally found it in 2022,” said Timothy Lake, an associate professor of English and Black studies at Wabash College.
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Impact and innovation: The Indianapolis Recorder

JADE JACKSON -
What began as a two-page church bulletin by co-founders George P. Stewart and William Porter, now hails as one of the top African American publications in the nation.
Black History Matters

‘It’s about respect’: IMPD Black history month badge delay causes concern for minority officers, supporters

CAMIKE JONES -
The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA) held a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 23 in support of the Minority Police Officers Association (MPOA). Volunteers for...
Frontpage Headline

2024 Champions of Diversity: Champions for change

JADE JACKSON -
The 17th annual event has grown in popularity, and this year its footprint expanded to a national level through the Minority Business Review alongside the Indiana Minority Business Magazine.
Black History Matters

Step-Up, Inc. appoints first Black president & CEO

JADE JACKSON -
Step-Up, Inc. takes pride in being an inclusive referral-based nonprofit primarily focused on one’s wellness journey by linking people to care.
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