Black History Matters

Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in the nation, hosted over 70,000 attendees at the Indiana Convention Center Aug. 3-6.

“Influencing Lincoln, The Pursuit of Black Freedom” is the new exhibit on display in the Indiana State Museum.

NEW YORK (AP) — Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the "Central Park Five," the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago. Now he's banking on his painful past to help win a seat on the New York City Council. Salaam says he offers a new voice that can speak about his community's pain. His opponents are two state lawmakers who have had a long history in politics and say he doesn't know enough about how local government works. Nevertheless, they acknowledge that they will have to overcome Salaam's celebrity and public knowledge of his experience in the justice system.

The annual Community Peace Walk is a celebration of young Black voices in the Martindale-Brightwood community speaking on issues that are important to them.

Garland H. White was born into slavery in 1829. Congressman Robert Toombs, who went on to serve in the Confederacy as a general during...

The Eiteljorg will be hosting their annual Juneteenth and Jazz Community Celebration this Saturday, June 17 at the museum.

The family-owned landscaping business Heath Outdoor plans to transform the outside area of Mackida Loveal & Trip Outreach Center (MLT) this Juneteenth.   The company implements...

Local filmmakers to host screening of "The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up," a documentary about a prisoner uprising at Pendleton Correctional Facility.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home. His widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 90 years old. She says he misses him terribly and is proud of his legacy. Several events have been held in Mississippi this month to commemorate the work of the Evers family. Evers was leader of the Mississippi NAACP from 1954 until his death in 1963. He pushed for voting rights and racial equality. Evers-Williams was national chairperson of the NAACP from 1995 to 1998. She says she remains committed to trying to eliminate racism and prejudice.

On this day in 1863, Harriet Tubman accomplished one of the most remarkable feats in American history. She directed a mass of nearly 800 slaves to liberation, sidestepping Confederate soldiers and risking her own life for the freedom of others.