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‘Black women are targeted’: racial reckoning in Indianapolis Public Library

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Black workers at the Indianapolis Public Library (IndyPL) continue to come forward to discuss their experiences with racism throughout the system. Staff members from...
Covid-19

No more mask mandate if you’re fully vaccinated

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People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear a mask in most situations after the Indianapolis City-County Council voted to...
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‘The library is run like a plantation;’ Indianapolis Public Library leadership accused of racism

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This story has been updated to include information from IndyPL board President Judge Jose Salinas. Indianapolis Public Library (IndyPL) leadership are quick to share...
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Police shoot man they say charged them with a knife

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Indianapolis police officers shot a man May 31 after they say he charged them with a knife in a home. The incident, which happened shortly...
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Prominent Black pastor dies at 87

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Rev. Fitzhugh Lyons Sr. died May 27. Lyons was pastor emeritus at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, where he began preaching in 1981. He retired from...
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Most people don’t respond to jury summons, leaving unclear impact on Black defendants

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Rob Dixon has been called for jury duty three times in his life and considers himself lucky that he’s never actually had to serve. Dixon,...
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‘We’re all potential victims’

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Note: This story has been edited to include information on Day'Shawn Bills' death. A 12-year-old boy is dead after being shot in the early...
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‘It makes our jobs harder’: police in emergency rooms

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Two African American custodial workers at Indiana University Health Indianapolis were arrested last year by IU Health police on suspicion of a drug deal. They...
Education

‘A friend we never met’: First African American female graduate of Arsenal Tech finally honored

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For nearly four decades, Bessie Alethia Anderson Speights lay in anonymity near the southwestern-most corner of Floral Park Cemetery on the city’s west side. Now,...
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Report: Nonprofits more active in advocacy, education but work is still ‘shallow’

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A report from Indiana University found more nonprofits in Indiana do advocacy and public education work than they did almost 20 years ago, though...
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