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We need Dr. King’s wisdom more than ever

ANDRE CARSON - January 18, 2024

On January 15th, 2024, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 95 years old. Each year – and often throughout the year -- we...

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Still not free at last

LARRY SMITH - January 18, 2024

During his lifetime, Martin Luther King, Jr. repeatedly went to jail for violating many of our nation’s unjust laws, such as peacefully protesting racial...

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Destroying supplier diversity under the guise of ‘efficiency’

MARSHAWN WOLLEY - January 11, 2024

Senate Bill 133 undermines supplier diversity and threatens Indiana minority businesses. Indiana is open to borrowing from a state that has good ideas. Still, in...

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Slouching towards authoritarianism

LARRY SMITH - January 11, 2024

Suppose for a moment that the Constitution, at its inception, limited presidents to two terms in office. Suppose further that George Washington rejected this...

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Just (keep) telling it

HEAVYN LESTER - January 11, 2024

Amos Brown’s legacy, example continue lighting path toward inclusive solutions The headlines rang out in every direction earlier this week: Eric Holcomb’s 2024 legislative agenda...

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I finally read ‘The Color Purple’

CAMIKE JONES - January 4, 2024

In preparation for the release of the movie musical “The Color Purple,” I decided to read Alice Walker’s award-winning book. I had seen the...

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Retention? Retention. Retention!

HEAVYN LESTER - January 4, 2024

Forbes listed Indiana as one of the top ten places to live in 2024, magnifying housing affordability, low unemployment, and great universities as the...

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Crimson stain

LARRY SMITH - January 4, 2024

In a stunning reversal, Dr. Claudine Gay abruptly abdicated the presidency at Harvard. Having done so, the first Black president of America’s most prestigious...

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