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Will new mayor condemn racial hate that fueled his election?

AMOS BROWN III - December 13, 2007

I firmly believe that white backlash against Indianapolis’ growing Black community and growing number of Black elected officials is one reason Greg Ballard won...

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Making the right choices

SHANNON WILLIAMS - December 6, 2007

It’s not worth it. Taking the life of another individual is not worth the consequences of your action. It’s not worth spending the rest...

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The TaJanay Bailey Tragedy: A failure of government and private sector to care

AMOS BROWN III - December 6, 2007

In 2004, then candidate Mitch Daniels mercilessly criticized Democrats for problems in Indiana’s Child Protective Services. The highly publicized abusive deaths of toddlers by...

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What’s mine is not yours for the taking

SHANNON WILLIAMS - November 29, 2007

Something for nothing. That’s what people — criminals generally — want when they take something that someone else has worked hard to obtain. The...

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Julia Carson’s final campaign

AMOS BROWN III - November 29, 2007

When you suspect someone you love, cherish and admire is ill, really ill, you hope against hope, praying that God’s blessings will shine upon...

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Julia Carson’s final campaign

AMOS BROWN III - November 29, 2007

When you suspect someone you love, cherish and admire is ill, really ill, you hope against hope, praying that God’s blessings will shine upon...

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Be thankful and grateful for a happy life

SHANNON WILLIAMS - November 21, 2007

Are you interested in knowing a great way to not only be happier in life, but also increase your overall health? If so, the...

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Election aftermath:Suggestions for Indy’s Black elected officials

AMOS BROWN III - November 21, 2007

In a few days African-American elected officials will gather to discuss what went wrong in November’s election and how to rebound. So, here’s some...

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Parents, let’s get involved with our schools

SHANNON WILLIAMS - November 15, 2007

For years the Indianapolis Public Schools system has gotten a bad reputation from the general community as well as some of its students and...

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Explaining a shocker of an election

AMOS BROWN III - November 15, 2007

The signs were there. Five days before an election that made history, Mayor Bart Peterson received only polite applause when he addressed the annual...

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