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45’s treatment of the press: ‘Make it make sense’

OSEYE BOYD - April 16, 2020

I am at a loss to understand how journalists can support someone who has such contempt for what we do for a living. I...

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Earth Day 2020: Waterways offer healing in uncertain times

JULIE L RHODES - April 16, 2020

April 22 will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a time to appreciate the life that our planet provides us and to reflect on...

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Pandemics and community wealth: four stories of resilience

IMHOTEP ADISA - April 16, 2020

“We can,Each of us,Do the impossibleAs long as we can convince ourselvesThat it has been done before.”-Earthseed: “The Books of the Living,” Octavia ButlerRace,...

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I’m Just Sayin’: We mourn for Breann Leath

MARSHAWN WOLLEY - April 16, 2020

Our city mourns the loss of officer Breann Leath, who died in service to our community. A mother, a soldier and one of Indy’s finest...

Covid-19

New reality, new perspective

TIFFANY BENJAMIN - April 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many of our lives. It has had a particularly hard impact on the African American community. I’ve seen the...

Covid-19

Bacon Bits: Need or Neglect?

March 10, 2022

As the broadcasts first hit, Black people watched the news patiently as opinions on COVID-19 began to form. Some of us were stoic and...

Covid-19

Martindale Brightwood settling in for the COVID-19 fight

BARATO BRITT - April 11, 2020

With these next weeks projected to be the worst in terms of the coronavirus pandemic, neighborhoods are hunkering down in preparation. The Martindale Brightwood...

Covid-19

The time is now to fix health disparities

OSEYE BOYD - April 9, 2020

“So I represent that legacy of growing up poor and Black in America, and I and many Black Americans are at higher risk for...

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Black like me

LARRY SMITH - April 9, 2020

All three were wearing medical masks. By all appearances, they were what some Black folks refer to as “hood rats.” Their attire. Their speech...

Covid-19

The doors are closed, but libraries remain open — virtually

NICHELLE HAYES - April 9, 2020

Since my last piece, the world has turned on its head. The first time I heard about the novel (new) coronavirus, or COVID-19, I...

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