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Longtime Freetown Village director retires

SPECIAL TO THE RECORDER -
Ophelia Wellington, founding director of Freetown Village Living History Museum, will be retiring this summer after 42 years of advancing a transformative and creative...
Opinion

Truly astronomical

LARRY SMITH -
It comes every four years without fail. (Well, kinda.) Some people literally mark their calendars in anticipation; others find the whole affair to be...
Black History Matters

Indiana Historical Society to tell stories of free Black settlement

CHLOE McGOWAN -
The history of an early settlement of free Black and mixed-race pioneers in Indiana will have its story told. Before the end of slavery, free...
Opinion

Still not free at last

LARRY SMITH -
During his lifetime, Martin Luther King, Jr. repeatedly went to jail for violating many of our nation’s unjust laws, such as peacefully protesting racial...
Business

“What Really Happened on Indiana Avenue? A Story Untold” panel discussion

STAFF -
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Indianapolis’s Indiana Avenue was a thriving district of Black-owned restaurants, churches, businesses, and jazz clubs that...
Business

Indianapolis Recorder in Review: A year of triumphs and community impact 

JADE JACKSON -
As the year draws to a close, the Indianapolis Recorder looks back on a transformative year marked by remarkable achievements.  
Top Stories

Cultural Harvest: Indigenous peoples’ perspective of Thanksgiving

JADE JACKSON -
Indiana’s first official Thanksgiving Day was Dec. 7, 1837, following a proclamation by Governor Noah Noble at the time.
Arts & Culture

Carson Myers Crowned 2023 Ball State Homecoming King

Garrett Simms -
Academically, personally, socially and spiritually, Carson Myers's college experience at Ball State University (BSU) has been one marked by growth and success
Religion

‘A Forerunner of Freedom’: Indianapolis Bethel AME history

BRAXTON BABB -
In 1991, Bethel AME Church became the first Black church with the distinction of being on the National Register of Historic Places. Sitting at...
Local News

IPS to dedicate science room for Manona Martin

CHLOE McGOWAN -
Indianapolis Public Schools announced it will honor educator Mrs. Manona Martin. Martin made history as the first African American teacher at IPS James Whitcomb Riley,...
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