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Eldridge to prioritize voter participation as 1st local Black Democratic Party chair

Myla Eldridge was elected Marion County Democratic Party chair Sept. 13, making her the first Black person in the role. She said her immediate...

ā€˜Let the World See’: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley exhibit opens at the children’s museum

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis opened the ā€œEmmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World Seeā€ exhibit to bring more awareness to those who don’t know the full or true story of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a victim of racial violence in 1955 in the Jim Crow South.

To understand the real toll of gun violence, look to survivors and their families

When DeAndra Yates-Dycus got a phone call that her seventh grader was shot, she rushed to the hospital, frantic, hoping she wouldn’t be asked...

City, organizers emphasize need for community input with new crisis response team

Details about a pilot for the city’s new clinician-led crisis response team won’t be released until closer to its launch early next year, but...

Agreement keeps water on at 4 city apartments, tenants are ā€˜hoping for the best’ 

With more than 18 months of unpaid utility bills, more than two dozen water shut-off notices and 20 payment arrangements, an agreement with JPC...

Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kids book

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at...

Inclusive clinical trials could improve health outcomes

In the U.S., Black people are twice as likely than white people to get Alzheimer’s disease, according to data from the National Institute on...

ā€˜It takes a lot of energy and will’: Parents of Herman Whitfield III open up about son’s in-custody deathĀ 

For Gladys Whitfield, continuing to get in front of people and share this painful story is a responsibility. She and her husband, Herman Whitfield...

Partnership gets $4M to expand emergency, transitional housing

Two organizations will receive about $4 million to expand emergency and transitional housing for youth and young adults over the next three years. The money,...

Sickle cell patients are left for ā€˜educated guesswork’ to get treatment. One program aims to change that.

Monica Brown is used to hearing people say she looks young for her age. She’s 41, but feels decades older — mainly because of...

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