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Bringing no diversity back to Indianapolis police

AMOS BROWN III - May 23, 2008

The mayor’s made significant African-American appointments and worked to increase minority business opportunities and assist in providing opportunities for former felons. But last week,...

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A reflective look at Langston Hughes poem

SHANNON WILLIAMS - May 15, 2008

Last week I attended the funeral of my aunt who passed away after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. The pastor who performed her...

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Huge Black vote here knocks out Clinton, hands Obama nomination

AMOS BROWN III - May 15, 2008

If the endgame of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign began with Indiana’s primary results, then African-American voters in Indianapolis delivered the knockout punch. This...

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Primary was awesome civics lesson

SHANNON WILLIAMS - May 9, 2008

Refreshing. Refreshing was the one word that immediately came to my mind as I stood in the early voting line Monday at the City-County...

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Thoughts on a historic campaign

AMOS BROWN III - May 9, 2008

The images of the beginning and the ending of Indiana’s historic, once a lifetime presidential primary are w hat will stay with me forever....

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The historic Indiana primary

AMOS BROWN III - May 2, 2008

What’s at stake in Tuesday’s historic Indiana primary? ”The people of this country have been pulled apart. There are deep divisions between the races...

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Think, really think before casting your vote

SHANNON WILLIAMS - May 1, 2008

Running for a public office is hard work. The hours are long, the issues are vast and the outcome is critically important. Indeed the...

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The historic Indiana primary

AMOS BROWN III - May 1, 2008

What’s at stake in Tuesday’s historic Indiana primary? ”The people of this country have been pulled apart. There are deep divisions between the races...

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