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Legacy park looks forward to revitalization after years of disinvestment 

By JILL SHREIDAN WFYI A historic Indianapolis neighborhood undergoing waves of redevelopment now looks forward to a new park facility. Frederick Douglass Park is a...

Indiana to receive investment in lead service lines and water infrastructure

Indiana will receive $127 million in federal funding every year for the next five years from the recently passed infrastructure law to address lead...

Residents call for action as situation at IHA properties worsens

By JILL SHREIDAN WFYI Years of mismanagement haunt the Indianapolis Housing Agency and hurt those it serves. Now a community calls for action as the...

Many sickle cell patients are no longer children, but the system has not caught up

One night when Paul Gakpo was 9 months old, he fell sick and wouldn’t eat. His parents grew worried and rushed him to a...

‘They let us down drastically’: Family of Herman Whitfield III files wrongful death lawsuit against city, officers

The family of Herman Whitfield III, who died April 25 while in police custody during an apparent mental health crisis, filed a wrongful death...

Review: Indiana Juneteenth Freedom Music Festival

Promoter Geno Shelton hit a grand slam June 18 with the Juneteenth Freedom Funk Festival. A near-capacity audience showed up to the Old National...

Grand reopening of Madam Walker Legacy Center, Babyface inducted into Walk of Fame 

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds recalled memories of driving past the Madam Walker Legacy Center while growing up. Back then, the building was called the Madam...

Report: Race, gender strong indicators for how long someone stays in jail

Forty-eight percent of the Marion County jail population is Black, despite only making up 27% of the population, according to estimates from the American...

T-shirts? Ice cream? Retailers cash in on Juneteenth

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from...

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