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Sports

Pawol set for historic MLB umpiring debut

NORAL PARHAM - August 11, 2025

Jen Pawol will make Major League Baseball history on Aug. 9, becoming MLB's first female umpire, working three games in the Miami Marlins-Atlanta Braves...

Diversity blooms in abundance at 2025 Indiana State Fair

NORAL PARHAM - August 1, 2025

The 2025 Indiana State Fair returns Aug. 1-17 (closed Mondays) with an expanded lineup of diverse food vendors. Minority and family-owned businesses like Jamaican Breeze,...

Sports

Penske’s commitment to diversity remains strong

DANNY BRIDGES - August 7, 2025

Most incredibly successful business executives have distinct qualities. Intellect and skill come into play, but so does common sense and intuition. Combining all that with...

Sports

Bubba Wallace makes history with Brickyard 400 Win days after championing diversity at Indy event

NORAL PARHAM - July 31, 2025

In a moment that resonated deeply through the motorsports archives, Bubba Wallace etched his name into history on July 27, becoming the first Black...

Frontpage Headline

History in the making: Recorder wins 11 SPJ awards and honors 130 years of impact

STAFF - May 6, 2025

With this recognition, the Recorder continues to lead as one of the nation's most respected Black-owned newspapers, committed to informing, engaging and empowering readers...

Business

Trump severs funding for minority business centers as he dismantles the MBDA

STAFF - April 25, 2025

By MELISSA ANGELL The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the latest target in the wave of anti-DEI lawsuits recently filed by conservative groups —...

Community Voices

America couldn’t care less about the lack of diversity at the Masters

DANNY BRIDGES - April 23, 2025

It was quite a week in Augusta, Georgia, with sellout crowds and the crowning of a Masters champion and the newest member of the...

Frontpage Headline

Breaking barriers with butter: Celebrating culture through pastry with Youssef Boudarine

HANNA RAUWORTH - April 23, 2025

Known for his innovative approach to pastry and a commitment to celebrating culinary diversity, Youssef Boudarine is a rising star in Indianapolis’ food scene....

Education

Ida P. (Hagan) Whitaker: A Force Against “Unwarranted Prejudices”

STAFF - March 11, 2025

By GLORIA J. STEELE Her name might not be in Who’s Who Among African Americans, or have household recognition like Madam C.J. Walker, but Ida Hagan broke...

Business

Companies face immediate backlash for abandoning DEI pledges

NORAL PARHAM - February 21, 2025

By Stacy M. Brown Corporate America’s retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments is already having significant repercussions, with consumer boycotts, stock fluctuations and...

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