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Community Voices

Juneteenth: The truth beyond the myth

Mandi Patterson -
A dangerous consequence of not knowing our history is not knowing our truth. Many Americans are taught that the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham...
Community Voices

GriotSpeaks: Reclaiming our story, restoring our pride

Mandi Patterson -
In many African cultures, the Griot is more than a storyteller. The Griot is the living archive of the community — a guardian of memory,...
Religion

A centennial power: Imam Michael ‘Mikal’ Saahir on Malcolm X, his legacy and love 

Mandi Patterson -
The Indianapolis City-County Council has proclaimed May 19, 2025, as Malcolm X Day in Indianapolis. The centennial commemoration will unfold across Malcolm X Weekend...
Community Voices

We won’t let anyone take away our history

ANDRE CARSON -
Our history and our community are under attack.  President Donald Trump claims that there has been a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s...
Sports

IMS Museum acquires Chip Ganassi Racing cars ahead of Indianapolis 500

NORAL PARHAM -
As the countdown to the 108th running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" enters its final weeks, one museum is boosting its collection just...
Arts & Culture

Phyllis Wheatley YWCA commemorated with historical marker

CHLOE McGOWAN -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street now has a new Indiana State historical marker, commemorating the Indianapolis Phyllis Wheatley YWCA. Named after the first published...
Frontpage Headline

Legacy never dies: Ilyasah Shabazz on her father, Malcolm X, and the future of Black leadership 

HANNA RAUWORTH -
At the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies on the campus of Wabash College, legacy lives and breathes.   This year, as the institute marks its...
Opinion

Princess Tiana hugged me, and representation still matters

CAMIKE JONES -
As a part of Indiana Comic Con’s weekend of events right in the middle of Women’s History Month, I interviewed two living, breathing, history-making...
Community Voices

This is not a drill

LARRY SMITH -
For several decades, I have loved studying history. I was first smitten with the subject due in large measure to my late high school teacher,...
Frontpage Headline

A life stolen, a truth reclaimed: George Tompkins lynching memorialized with historic marker 

HANNA RAUWORTH -
A ceremony at Municipal Gardens Family Center honored the life of George Tompkins, a 19-year-old Black man lynched in Indianapolis in 1922.   Local leaders...
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