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Roberts Settlement celebrates 101st homecoming

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For the 101st year, the descendants of Roberts Settlement gathered to celebrate their annual Homecoming at Roberts Chapel and Cemetery, located in Arcadia, Indiana. The...
Arts & Culture

‘A genius who battled multiple demons’

LARRY SMITH -
The Recorder honors James’ Baldwin for the centennium of his birth Writer Guy Hayes sat down with one of the Recorder’s regular contributors, Larry Smith,...
Black History Matters

Local woman seeks information for Black Women WWII Vets exhibition

STAFF -
Last year on Veteran’s Day, Indiana resident Gail Bushrod honored her cousin, Pansye Holland, a Black woman who served in World War Two as...
Arts & Culture

Juneteenth books by various authors

CAMIKE JONES -
The park shelter has been reserved. You've told everyone where to be and what to bring (Grandma's favorite dessert!) and someone will set up games...
Local News

Longtime Freetown Village director retires

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Ophelia Wellington, founding director of Freetown Village Living History Museum, will be retiring this summer after 42 years of advancing a transformative and creative...
Education

Chocolate phoenix: The story of pioneering aviator Willa Brown

NORAL PARHAM -
Surrounded by prestigious awards and memorabilia, dozens of families gathered at Avondale Meadows YMCA on the city's eastside on Feb. 22 to learn about...
Sports

Winston-Salem State handles Virginia Union 64-47 in the 2024 HBCU Classic during NBA All-Star Weekend in Indy

NORAL PARHAM -
Although both teams put on a show in front of a sold out crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Rams took the...
Sports

Lockefield Garden Dust Bowl documentary screening and exhibit unveiled ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend

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Once upon a time, players like George McGinnis and Oscar Robertson were not allowed in many stadiums and gymnasiums around Indianapolis. Now, they are...
Black History Matters

Indiana Historical Society to tell stories of free Black settlement

CHLOE McGOWAN -
The history of an early settlement of free Black and mixed-race pioneers in Indiana will have its story told. Before the end of slavery, free...
Black History Matters

That ain’t how the story goes: Wabash College’s first Black student

JADE JACKSON -
The story goes that he was the first Black student at Wabash College. The story goes that he was dismissed because the community did not want him there. “No one even knew his name until I finally found it in 2022,” said Timothy Lake, an associate professor of English and Black studies at Wabash College.
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