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Community Voices

When history comes to life

CAMIKE JONES -
Walking into the Global Village Museum, I thought I was just visiting another museum. I was definitely wrong. When I walked into each exhibit, I...
Sports

Recorder Rewind: Negro Leagues Heritage Weekend at Victory Field (Photos)

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The Indianapolis Indians held their annual Negro Leagues Heritage Weekend Celebration on Aug. 21-22. Check out photos below. Multi-Media & Senior Sports Reporter Noral...
Sports

‘Negro Speed King’: Racing pioneer and Indiana native Charlie Wiggins honored at America’s Car Museum

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Decades after racial segregation barred Black drivers from competing on the famous asphalt of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the extraordinary life and legacy of...
Arts & Culture

Roberts Settlement welcomes guests to experience new Legacy Gardens

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Roberts Settlement, one of Indiana’s historic Black communities, recently unveiled the Legacy Gardens — enhancing the site’s Legacy Walk. The Legacy Gardens, initially planted back...
Black History Matters

Black Business Month: Every giant started small

CAMIKE JONES -
What do successful Black entrepreneurs have in common? They kept building when the odds said they shouldn't. Every August, we celebrate Black Business Month. We...
Sports

‘The only place we could play’: Douglass Park Golf Course celebrates 100 years of legacy and community

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A century ago, as racial segregation strictly barred Black golfers from setting foot on public and private fairways across Central Indiana, a modest five-hole...
Opinion

Black art, Black joy and owning the narrative

CAMIKE JONES -
“The Colored Museum,” recently directed by Deborah Asante for the Indianapolis Black Theatre Company, brought Black stories and culture to life in an incredible...
Community Voices

Loving you is a battle

CAMIKE JONES -
A nation's oldest contradiction “Loving you is like a battle, and we both end up with scars.” Lauryn Hill was singing about love; she could have...
Sports

Indy soapbox racer Shelton Taylor prepares for the World Championships in Akron

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Summer in Indiana is traditionally defined by the roar of internal combustion engines at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. However, on the city's west side,...
Arts & Culture

Teddy Riley’s next hit is reinvention

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More than 40 years after being widely credited with inventing New Jack Swing — the sound that reshaped R&B — Teddy Riley isn't talking...
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