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Companies fail to take advantage of federal dollars while surrounding communities suffer the consequences

Grassroots organizers and environmental organizations are concerned federal dollars are not being taken advantage of and low-income communities will continue to suffer the consequences...

Black patients & white coats: Jama’s story (part two)

When 28-year-old Jama Matthews left one hospital against medical advice to seek advice from another, she traveled to Community Hospital North, where she gave birth to her first child eight months prior.

Second annual African Unity Festival returns to Indy this weekend

Bringing the community together for a second year, the African Unity Festival returns to the Global Village Welcome Center May 20. Hosted by the African...

Ivy Tech offers free college courses for high schoolers

By ELIZABETH GABRIEL Ivy Tech Community College is offering in-person or virtual college courses at no cost — including free tuition, fees and books —...

ā€˜The community as a whole went beyond the doors of the classroom’:St. Andrew Apostle Catholic School to reopen in the fall

It has been over a decade since St. Andrew St. Rita Catholic Academy shut down after educating generations of students and creating a space...

Students and educators weigh in on 21st Century Scholars bill

Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood coach Sophie Longest testified for the bill at the Statehouse and said she sees a lot of eligible students who do not apply for the program.

Black Community matters: The value of voting

Vera Kersey was letting her dog out Monday night when she heard gunshots ring out in her neighborhood within Martindale-Brightwood.Ā  She was already planning to wake up early next morning to cast her vote in the Marion County Primary Elections. After hearing the shots, the 64-year-old began to hope that who she voted for would focus on the crime in her area.

Property tax deductions available to Homestead property owners

State Representative Cherrish Pryor and the Indianapolis delegation of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus recently held a town hall at Progressive Baptist Church to...

Daughter of Buccaneers LB Shaq Barrett drowns in family pool

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police say the 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in a swimming pool at the family's home. Officers responding to a call that a child had fallen into a pool were sent to Barrett's home Sunday morning. The football player's youngest child, Arrayah, was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. Police said an investigation is ongoing but the drowning "is not believed to be suspicious in nature at this time." Barrett and his wife, Jordanna, have three other children.

Colts select Anthony Richardson in 2023 NFL Draft

The Indianapolis Colts made a powerful move in the 2023 NFL Draft by selecting quarterback Anthony Richardson of the University of Florida. Many members...

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