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Moving forward requires looking backward

CAMIKE JONES - September 15, 2026

A Sankofa 'back-to-school' history lesson The United States was never really a melting pot. What, exactly, were we supposed to melt into? Perhaps we could be...

Arts & Culture

JAWS student spotlight: Exploring history at Indy’s Global Village Museum

CAMIKE JONES - September 28, 2026

JAWS fellowship participants visited Indy's Global Village Museum in July 2026 to create storytelling projects using new journalism and photography skills. Student fellow Maxie...

Community Voices

JAWS student spotlight: When history comes to life

CAMIKE JONES - September 28, 2026

Walking into the Global Village Museum, I thought I was just visiting another museum. I was definitely wrong. When I walked into each exhibit, I...

Sports

‘Negro Speed King’: Racing pioneer and Indiana native Charlie Wiggins honored at America’s Car Museum

NORAL PARHAM - August 21, 2026

Decades after racial segregation barred Black drivers from competing on the famous asphalt of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the extraordinary life and legacy of...

Arts & Culture

Roberts Settlement welcomes guests to experience new Legacy Gardens

CHLOE McGOWAN - August 7, 2026

Roberts Settlement, one of Indiana’s historic Black communities, recently unveiled the Legacy Gardens — enhancing the site’s Legacy Walk. The Legacy Gardens, initially planted back...

Sports

‘The only place we could play’: Douglass Park Golf Course celebrates 100 years of legacy and community

NORAL PARHAM - August 3, 2026

A century ago, as racial segregation strictly barred Black golfers from setting foot on public and private fairways across Central Indiana, a modest five-hole...

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Kelsey Mitchell. Period.

CAMIKE JONES - July 24, 2026

Dear Kelsey, You are having a season too loud for small words. Yet the headlines keep reaching for them. They could call this season historic....

Community Voices

So … help me, God.

LARRY SMITH - July 9, 2026

Recently, the State of Texas voted to begin incorporating the teaching of the Bible to its 5.5 million public school students. The new social...

Religion

Q&A: Monique Crain Spells connects spirit to ancestry in new book

CAMIKE JONES - July 8, 2026

Reverend Monique Crain Spells is an ordained minister and executive in the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in the United States and Canada. Now...

Community Voices

America’s promise, shall we keep it?

CAMIKE JONES - July 7, 2026

The promise of America was that the policies were supposed to support the people. It’s not really a question of left or right. It’s about...

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STEM Rising: Three sparks, one mission

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Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library announces Banned Books Week

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The lies we tell ourselves

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JAWS student spotlight: Going ‘around the world’ in Indy

Recorder Rewind: Colts defeat Texans 19-17

Photos: Erykah Badu concert at Everwise Amphitheater

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JAWS student spotlight: Connecting to heritage

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