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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...
Education

RECORDER EXCLUSIVE: Purdue University acquires property on Indiana Avenue, plans for student hub

CHLOE McGOWAN -
Purdue University is expanding its reach by purchasing a property at 518-520 Indiana Avenue. The university purchased the property to meet the increasing enrollment demands...
Community Voices

Censored in the name of free speech

CAMIKE JONES -
The presumed fight for free speech has become a masterclass in silencing. Politicians champion the First Amendment while simultaneously banning books, erasing curricula, criminalizing journalists...
Arts & Culture

‘Voices of the Spirit’ honoring legacy of Black composer Margaret Bonds

CHLOE McGOWAN -
The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir’s “Voices of the Spirit” aims to give Black composer and trailblazer Margaret Bonds “long overdue recognition.” The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir boasts...
Education

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

STAFF -
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...
Black History Matters

Students share their wish list for the future of Black History Month

CAMIKE JONES -
At Rooted School Indianapolis, these students look ahead to a new vision of what Black History Month could be. The Indianapolis Recorder caught up with...
Top Stories

Historic Black churches, heritage sites top Indiana Landmarks 2024 funding 

HANNA RAUWORTH -
Indiana Landmarks awarded more than $6 million to help organizations around Indy save meaningful places, many of which were historic Black heritage sites and...
Arts & Culture

‘Afrofuturism in Costume Design’ coming to Children’s Museum in 2025

CHLOE McGOWAN -
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is set to unveil a new exhibit from two-time Academy Award-Winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter. “Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism...
Local News

IHS receives $48K for America 250 in Indiana project 

HANNA RAUWORTH -
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) announced it is the recipient of a more than $48,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund a planning...
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