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Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force to address a festering problem

Many parents worry their children will experiment with alcohol or marijuana or other drugs. Those are valid concerns, yet we need to alert parents...

Let’s focus on what really matters

Our society has so many pertinent issues to deal with, that I question some of the topics of discussion that seem to become top...

Growing income and poverty disparity in Indy’s Black community

There’s not only a growing income divide in Indianapolis; but the gap between haves and have nots is widening within the Indianapolis African-American community....

Plantation politics at the City-County Building

Up until about a week ago, the most hated Black man at Marion County Democratic headquarters was probably yours truly.Ā That was up until a...

How many Black journalists are working in Indy’s mainstream media?

The Indianapolis Star, as have many daily newspapers across the country, is charging readers more to read both the printed paper and their website....

Romney’s comments show divisiveness and elitism

I believe in one’s personal right to not only vote, but to vote for whomever they want. Whether you are a Republican or Democrat...

Give a gift of warmth. Donate to ā€˜Coats for Kids’

Empathy - putting yourself in ā€œsomeone else’s shoes.ā€ It’s what inspires our compassion and humanity. I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my...

Mayor Ballard’s secretive, exclusionary public safety director search

Greg Ballard was inexperienced when he chose his first Public Safety Director, Scott Newman, the former Marion County prosecutor. Newman was a brilliant choice...

People in power must have oversight too

Power is a mighty thing to have. When someone has power, they are afforded the opportunity to make a lot of things happen –...

Michelle Obama has redefined black women

Editor's note: Editor's note: Sophia A. Nelson is a columnist and political analyst. She is the author of "Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and...

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