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We hurt, we cry, and we continue to ask why: The killing of George Floyd

SANDRA J. EVERS-MANLY -
June 12, 2020 marks the 57th anniversary of the killing of my cousin, Medgar Evers, who was shot in the back in his driveway...
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I’m just sayin’: Listen to your Black leaders

MARSHAWN WOLLEY -
How about the city does what we’ve asked them to do before asking us to trust them?The city made two important announcements last week,...
Opinion

Black trans lives matter too

OSEYE BOYD -
When we say Black lives matter, exactly whose lives are we talking about?Are we talking about any and everyone who’s Black, or are we...
Opinion

Unpacking ‘defund the police’

LARRY SMITH -
In the weeks since George Floyd was executed before our eyes, there has been a growing chorus of voices calling for drastic — perhaps...
Opinion

‘On the precipice of real and lasting change’

ANDRE CARSON -
As a Black man — and an American — I was horrified when I saw the video of George Floyd being held down and...
Opinion

It Seems to Me: Personal reflections of the freedom movement then and now

THOMAS L. BROWN -
Fortunately, I grew up in that period when my father, Dr. Andrew J. Brown, had established a connection in 1956 with Dr. Martin L....
Community Voices

Bacon Bits: I CAN breathe

I had the fortunate experience of earning a belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu, courtesy of Dragonfly Elite Martial Arts, one of the only Black-owned-and-operated Brazilian...
Community Voices

Protest or power? The mental health implications

GEORGE MIDDLETON -
Inspired by the questionable shootings and deaths of the men in our community. If you had to choose between the two, which one would it be? Which of these feels more empowering...
Community Voices

Police reform revisited again?

IMHOTEP ADISA -
In July 2017, I wrote about Indianapolis’s attempt to reform the police after the killing of Aaron Bailey.This piece could have been written yesterday....
Opinion

Indianapolis needs a commission on African American males

KENNETH ALLEN -
I can remember March 26, 2012 vividly. I rushed out of my office early and went to my daughter’s day care. She said, “Dad,...
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