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Another key Black Expo worker fired

Well, just when you may have thought things had settled down at Indiana Black Expo — drama resumes. Late last week, a high-ranking employee...

Black graduation rates, politics and more

The 14th anniversary of Just Tellin’ It begins with a confession. Dr. John Jackson, president/CEO of the Schott Foundation, made me mad. Not because...

Playing the blame game

Want to know what really gets under my skin — shiftless people who blame others for their current predicaments. I’m sure you all know...

Try some tender, loving care

Indianapolis is slowly making its way up the ā€œAmerica’s Deadliest Citiesā€ list. I remember a point in time when Gary was repeatedly cited as...

Expo should drop out of concert biz Indy’s schools need detailed dropout data

In the early 1980s, a group of major Indianapolis companies, institutions and organizations gathered at the old Stouffer’s Hotel on North Meridian Street at...

Starbucks disrespect of our community and Black Expo observations

In a week when strengthening Black-owned business was a major topic at Indiana Black Expo, Starbucks stuck a dagger into Indianapolis’ African-American community. Despite...

Expo has to do some major damage control

Overall, Indiana Black Expo’s Summer Celebration ran relatively smoothly. There were no major instances of crime or violence, nor were there as many infractions...

From PUSH to ‘nuts’ — Jesse Jackson’s incomprehensible gaffe

It was a stupid mistake. A hurtful verbal gaffe that insulted African-Americans almost as much as a 1984 remark insulted Jews. Just as he...

Judging youth by the clothes they wear

Perception is everything. Whether it’s fair or not, oftentimes the way people perceive others to be determines the way in which that person treats...

Standing up for Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama, wife of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, is a highly skilled and respectable woman. So much in fact that she graduated...

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