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Where are the leaders for our community of 262,000?

AMOS BROWN III -
Doubled. In four decades. That’s what’s happened to our Indianapolis African-American community as over four decades our community’s population doubled in size. In 1970,...
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Another key Black Expo worker fired

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

AMOS BROWN III -
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...
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Playing the blame game

SHANNON WILLIAMS -
Want to know what really gets under my skin — shiftless people who blame others for their current predicaments. I’m sure you all know...
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Try some tender, loving care

SHANNON WILLIAMS -
Indianapolis is slowly making its way up the “America’s Deadliest Cities” list. I remember a point in time when Gary was repeatedly cited as...
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Expo should drop out of concert biz Indy’s schools need detailed dropout data

AMOS BROWN III -
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...
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Starbucks disrespect of our community and Black Expo observations

AMOS BROWN III -
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...
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Expo has to do some major damage control

SHANNON WILLIAMS -
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...
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From PUSH to ‘nuts’ — Jesse Jackson’s incomprehensible gaffe

AMOS BROWN III -
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...
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Judging youth by the clothes they wear

SHANNON WILLIAMS -
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...
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