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Since 2006, Blue, the Indianapolis Colts mascot, has been an integral part of Indiana football. This week, Blue was named Mascot of the Year...

NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte has died at age 96. He was a dedicated activist and award-winning actor and singer. He sold millions of records and starred on stage and screen before scaling back his career and becoming a relentless supporter of civil rights and other causes. Belafonte not only participated in protest marches and benefit concerts, but helped organize and raise support for them. He worked closely with his friend and generational peer the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., often intervening on his behalf with both politicians and fellow entertainers. He died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home.

Governor Eric Holcomb proposed $10 million to Indiana's only predominantly Black serving institution, Martin University, as part of his agenda and state budget. The Senate Committee on Appropriations wanted to allocate those funds to all schools. 

The 2022-23 Indiana Lyons, alongside the Burning River Buckets (Ohio), are Co-Champions of the American Basketball Association. The Lyons are the first American Basketball Association...

The IndyPL Board of Trustees appointed Greg Hill CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library in a private conference room as community members protested on...

Last week, the Indiana Fever and Indiana Pacers presented the Indiana High School Sports Awards show. Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University was packed...

Twenty-two Indianapolis-area individuals have been selected for RISE INDY’s Circle City Leaders Cohort III. Launched in 2020, Circle City Leaders is RISE INDY’s flagship program focused...

If you would have told a young Ani’a Walker that she would start a business at age 16, she wouldn’t have believed you. Little...

One in three women in Indiana have been sexually assaulted, and 63% of assaults are not reported to police. Indiana Coalition to End Sexual...

As we approach Earth Day, we are reminded of the urgent need to address the climate crisis. A recent report from the United Nations...