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letters to the Editor: March 5, 2020

Guest Contributor - March 5, 2020

To the Editor,The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) staff and board of directors resoundingly applaud the Indianapolis City-County Council for unanimously adopting the Special...

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Voter suppression is real, y’all

OSEYE BOYD - March 5, 2020

I take my right to vote seriously. But I don’t think I take it as seriously as Hervis Rogers. Rogers was the last person...

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Black South Carolinians to the rescue?

LARRY SMITH - March 5, 2020

It is no great revelation to say that our national electoral politics has been turned inside out, upside down — or even in a...

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Sports teach valuable lessons about living life to the fullest

JONATHAN BIRDSONG - March 5, 2020

Being a longtime sports fanatic, as well as a co-host of on an upstart sports podcast, I was instantly overwhelmed with sadness upon hearing...

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To cancel or forgive

OSEYE BOYD - February 27, 2020

Redemption. Does it exist? No. At least that’s the impression one gets if you’re tuned into popular culture and social media. The cancel culture in...

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Tony Dungy headlines event honoring Dr. Charles Ware

LARRY SMITH - February 27, 2020

For several years Dr. A. Charles Ware has been one of the best known and most respected religious leaders in Indianapolis and beyond. He...

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The integration myth

OSEYE BOYD - February 20, 2020

Integration destroyed the Black community.That’s a strong statement, I know.I often receive quizzical looks when I say these words to people. In the words...

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Will Black folks buy what Bloomberg is selling?

LARRY SMITH - February 20, 2020

Michael Bloomberg’s entry into the presidential track meet has been stunning.Unlike other late entrant Deval Patrick, the Black former Massachusetts governor, Bloomberg’s decision to...

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