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On the record with Mayor Hogsett

Editor's Note: Following this article's publication (December 30, 2017) Mayor Hogsett namedĀ Valerie Cunningham the Acting Chief of Police for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department....

What are you hopeful for in 2017?

The Recorder caught up with holiday shoppers at Castleton Square Mall to ask about their hopes for 2017.Ā BessieĀ I want to stay healthy in the...

Good riddance, 2016: Many ready to move on after difficult year

This past year has been so heartbreakingly tough for so many that it’s actually taken an unexpected turn toward comedy for some. On the...

2016’s silver linings: Despite struggles, Americans gave generously

It was an intense year for all of America, but high levels of racial and political tension did not prevent Black America from embracing...

Be Worth Imitating: Photographer puts uplifting Black images on display

As the old adage goes, what they see they’ll be. For photographer Andrea D. Smith, owner of Studio 57, this lesson came very early.Smith...

Principles of Kwanzaa teach youth values, determination

Seventeen-year-old Sarah Wells says she experienced ā€œa new revelation of self-worthā€ since embracing the principles of Kwanzaa in her everyday life. Wells has celebrated...

IMPD chief to step down at year-end

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Troy Riggs will be leaving the administration at the end of 2016, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Wednesday.ā€œAt the end of...

Former Indianapolis Mayor William Hudnut dies at 84: Indy’s leaders reflect on Hudnut’s legacy

Former Indianapolis Mayor William H.Ā Hudnut III died in hospice care on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the age of 84, following a lengthy illness. Hudnut...

Gospel singer Joe Ligon dies at 80

Joe Ligon, the energetic original lead singer and co-founder of the three-time Grammy-winning group the Mighty Clouds of Joy, died Dec. 11 in Georgia.Ligon’s...

Activists applaud city’s new criminal justice approach

Decrying a criminal justice system that has been ā€œin many respects, unjust,ā€ Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett revealed plans for an overhaul.The announcement was made...

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