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Special to Recorder - October 7, 2010

Abuse of power and Pew Religion Survey I read the Pew Religion Survey and found it very fascinating and revealing. I was not surprised...

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It’s do or die time for Expo and Classic

SHANNON WILLIAMS - October 7, 2010

I’m not quite sure what to say about this year’s Circle City Classic (CCC) festivities. One thing is for sure, though; it’s not what...

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Abuse of power rears its ugly head in many ways

SHANNON WILLIAMS - September 30, 2010

When someone is given a position of power or authority, it is his personal, professional and moral responsibility not to abuse that power. Sadly,...

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Raging emotions and passions over Black images on Cultural Trail

AMOS BROWN III - September 30, 2010

A German designer Bruno Schmitz and German sculptor Rudolph Schwarz, imbued with the mores and sensibilities of the 1890s, created the sculpture and artwork...

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Combating cancer through education

LAKIMBA DESADIER - September 30, 2010

An estimated 1.5 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2010. Thankfully, we have come together as a nation to fight the devastating effects of...

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Sculpture is appalling

LEROY ROBINSON - September 24, 2010

(Part 2 of 2) To Ross and the board of directors of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, this is not the 19th century and the...

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The mayor meets with some pastors

AMOS BROWN III - September 23, 2010

The meeting didn’t go well. Mayor Greg Ballard had announced he would meet with “Senior pastors, imams, rabbis and faith leaders” to “expand the...

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Blacks, like every other group, have different opinions

SHANNON WILLIAMS - September 23, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it frustrates me when people assume that all African-Americans think alike and believe in the same things. This...

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Sculpture is appalling

LEROY ROBINSON - September 16, 2010

When I opened up the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper a few weeks ago, and saw the picture of the sculpture that was created (or recreated)...

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Mayor Ballard’s parking deal; payday loan from a bad check cashing store

AMOS BROWN III - September 16, 2010

It’s the latest example of privatization in Indianapolis and Indiana gone amuck. The Ballard administration’s plan to privatize operation of the city’s parking meters...

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