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Naptown African American Theatre Collective premieres first show of the season

Indy’s first Black equity theater company, Naptown African American Theatre Collective, is presenting its inaugural show this weekend. Founding and producing director LaKesha Lorene said...

Indiana governor signs bills targeting LGBTQ students

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's governor has signed a bill that would require schools to notify a parent if a student requests a name or pronoun change at school. The bill is one of the final bills approved in a legislative session that had targeted LGBTQ+ people, especially students. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's approval of the legislation on Thursday comes in a year when Republican-led legislatures around the country are seeking to curb LGBTQ+ rights, specifically targeting transgender people's participation in sports, workplaces and schools, as well as their access to health care. Holcomb also signed into law a bill that could make it easier to ban books from public school libraries.

Man dies after being placed in a chokehold by a subway rider

NEW YORK (AP) — The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with...

Blue wins big at NFL Mascot Awards

Since 2006, Blue, the Indianapolis Colts mascot, has been an integral part of Indiana football. This week, Blue was named Mascot of the Year...

$1.5 million partnership will provide funding for Black entrepreneurs

The Be Nimble Foundation is partnering with Cummins to launch the Nile Capital Fund for Central Indiana tech and direct-to-consumer businesses

50 Cent partners with Pacers in multi-year deal

Throughout the last few years, Curtis ā€˜50 Cent’ Jackson has been making power moves – pun intended – and his newest venture benefits youth...

In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s ā€œBloody Sundayā€ to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment...

ā€˜This is America’: rebuilding community after tragedy

Several vigils took place throughout Indianapolis over the weekend to honor the eight people killed in the FedEx mass shooting April 15. From Monument...

‘I think we’re moving in the right direction’: IMPD chief hopeful (and realistic) about gaining trust

Randal Taylor met plenty of unexpected obstacles during his first year as chief of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. A pandemic, months of protests, two...

John Lands came to Indianapolis for football but stayed for much more

John Lands, who moved to Indianapolis toward the end of the Civil Rights Movement and became an advocate for African Americans, died Jan. 23....
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