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Listening to the voices — reaction to the Expo mess

In the wake of the July 17 downtown shooting during Black Expo, the bigots emerged from their dark, dank hiding places with a vengeance....

Will Black Expo choose chaos or community?

I was standing inside the Steak & Shake at Ground Zero (Illinois and Maryland streets) at 9:30 on Black Expo Saturday night. Public Safety...

Put blame for shooting on lack of parental control

Indiana Black Expo can be blamed for many things during this year’s Summer Celebration, but the shooting spree that occurred on Saturday night isn’t...

Inaction by mayor caused Black leaders to bring Rev. Sharpton in

The big fear any major city’s power brokers have, especially an upwardly striving city like Indianapolis, is negative national publicity. That can cost a...

Some loving advice as cousins prepare for college

Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, or perhaps I’m just feeling overly emotional, but I have been overwhelmed with excitement, worry and fear lately....

A closer look at the Johnson/IMPD incident

The incident involving Brandon Johnson has garnered media attention and community backlash from the very beginning. For the past few weeks, the Indianapolis community...

It’s time the federal Justice Department monitors IMPD!

I agree with the Baptist Ministers Alliance, the family of Brandon Johnson, and I dare say most of Indianapolis’ 250,000 African-Americans plus thousands of...

LetterS to the Editor

Utility transfer is right solution On May 17, 18 City-County Councilors made a bold and courageous decision to approve an ordinance permitting the city...

Children’s quality of life declines, but who’s really to blame?

A recent study details something that isn’t a surprise to many of us: the quality of life for children is declining. In fact, The...

The police academy, where training about Blacks and Blacks are invisible

I visited the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Training Academy last Thursday and saw everything that’s wrong with the training our police receive. During my three-hour...

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