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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...

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

There will be no dimmed lights, we comfortable.

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

We showed up in droves, wearing ALL of the glitter, sequence, feathers, and metallic offered; in my case, sequence and feathers. We marched to...

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...

Health

Improving the lives of persons with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers

HEAVYN LESTER - October 4, 2023

Caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease is not the same as caring for someone who has the flu. You cannot leave them on the...

Religion

A real Independence Day

HEAVYN LESTER - October 4, 2023

Independence Day is the day set aside for recognizing our country the United States of America’s coming into freedom as a sovereign nation independent...

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...

Opinion

She, too: Respectability is not a requirement for consent

CAMIKE JONES - October 4, 2023

Sukihana, a female rapper known for her raunchy lyrics and persona, was forcibly kissed by YK Osiris, a male rapper in a recent viral...

Community Voices

A city on a hill

LARRY SMITH - October 4, 2023

Before and during his presidency, Ronald Reagan regularly employed this hallowed phrase (including in his farewell address) to describe America. Puritan pastor and politician...

Community Voices