Arts & Culture

Two Indianapolis neighborhoods miles west of the monument were created explicitly as communities for “colored people” in the early 1900s. These neighborhoods — Sunnyside and West Park View — are located along Girls School Road in Wayne...

The team of family members at Marsha’s Specialty Desserts and Tierney’s Catering have heard from plenty of naysayers over the years.There was the commercial...

Sept. 20 marks the beginning of Banned Books Week, a celebration of literature deemed too taboo for American classrooms. Some books on the list...

Katara McCarty has been using meditational apps to focus on her emotional and mental well-being for years. However, as a Black woman, she’s never...

A new podcast club explores how “whiteness” and the concept of race have shaped American history.The club, hosted by Leadership Indianapolis, began in early...

After a delay due to COVID-19, the She Has Everything (S.H.E.) Event will return Sept. 12 for its eighth consecutive year. Founder Katina Washington said...

Since opening Cargo Streetwear Boutique in 2015, Cahmelan Porter has noticed a shift in the arts community in Indianapolis. “I think it’s more celebrated,” Porter,...

From balancing school and a social life, first heartbreaks and hormones, adolescence is a difficult time. Add in a global pandemic, a recession and...

When Kristin Kohn opened up Silver in the City on Massachusetts Avenue two decades ago, she wanted to make a difference. Now, with the...

Postponed due to COVID-19, the Indiana Black Documentary Film Festival will be held virtually Aug. 28-29. Originally, the opening night ceremony was supposed to...