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Opinion

Effective today

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP0FISeD-8M What have you walked away from? Author Zora Neale Hurston once said, "I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in...

Opinion

Forget being strong

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

I’m laying here in bed, on a gorgeous Friday afternoon, sipping water with lime and twiddling my toes. Blaring on the tv is a...

Education

Florida criticized for controversial Black history standards

CHLOE McGOWAN - August 4, 2023

The Florida Board of Education has recently given its approval for new standards aimed at teaching Black history in public schools. However, the decision...

Business

Let’s Make a Plan:Debt Management

SPECIAL TO THE RECORDER - January 26, 2024

Q&A with Carletta Clark,Indianapolis Community Manager, ChaseSponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. If you’ve found yourself in credit card debt, you’re not alone. According to...

Opinion

Florida’s history standards claim slavery included ‘benefit’ to Black Americans

DEVON DAVIS - September 25, 2023

Florida Board of Education approved controversial new standards for teaching Black history in the state’s public schools. The move has already received criticism from the president...

Business

It is the best of times; it is the worst of times—it is time to revisit a Black agenda.

MARSHAWN WOLLEY - September 25, 2023

Before the murder of George Floyd, Black leaders with the African American Coalition of Indianapolis and Black pastors called for a series of policies,...

Opinion

Be nimble!

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

Psst! "Keep this between me and you; we are building in the cloud, so they cannot burn it down." These words stood erect in...

Community Voices

In the beginning, Alpha

HEAVYN LESTER - October 4, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPM4FZ4qmqc Today is Juneteenth, and I am interviewing Alpha Blackburn about her love, life's work, and most importantly, ownership of her freed self. It is...

Community Voices

Global Motivations: A Trusted Global Voice With Impact and Influence

SPECIAL TO THE RECORDER - October 11, 2023

By Dr. Toby Malichi, Hon.D.Bus., D.H.L. May is World Trade Month The month of May is traditionally “Race Month” in the City of Indianapolis, and rightfully...

Religion