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Opinion

A supreme mess

LARRY SMITH - August 19, 2024

Remember, not so long ago, when Republicans pretended to dislike “judicial activism”? Well, a couple of weeks ago, the Republican-led Supreme Court decided that...

Opinion

Richard Nixon was correct

LARRY SMITH - August 19, 2024

How many times have you heard that phrase? I’m guessing that it’s not been frequent, but it’s true in at least one instance. In...

Community Voices

More than skin deep

LARRY SMITH - June 27, 2024

The brilliant Harlem Renaissance writer and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston, is frequently cited for her aphorism, “All my skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.” Hurston was referencing...

Politics

New world orderless

LARRY SMITH - June 13, 2024

At a meeting with Western powers in November 1956, Soviet General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev delivered a speech in which he warned his Cold War...

Community Voices

The cost of free speech

LARRY SMITH - August 19, 2024

It is fair to say that Salman Rushdie, the widely celebrated author, is one of the world’s foremost champions of free speech. Rushdie, who...

Politics

No more excuses

LARRY SMITH - August 19, 2024

Remember Shirley Sherrod? Relatively few people do. Ms. Sherrod was hired in 2009 to work for then President Barack Obama’s USDA as its Georgia...

Business

Indianapolis nonprofit celebrates 30 years of empowering men and their families

HEAVYN LESTER - February 29, 2024

A buff-brick building sits on a busy one-way street near Downtown Indianapolis. It is swallowed by a host of maple trees, the Indianapolis Children’s...

Education

Affordable Housing Initiative Helps Recruit, Retain Black Teachers in Education

STAFF - February 7, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS: The Educate ME Foundation is assisting Black educators achieve homeownership through its Teacherville initiative. This program aims to reduce the barriers to homeownership...

Opinion

Crimson stain

LARRY SMITH - January 4, 2024

In a stunning reversal, Dr. Claudine Gay abruptly abdicated the presidency at Harvard. Having done so, the first Black president of America’s most prestigious...

Opinion

When the shooting stopped

LARRY SMITH - December 21, 2023

After six months of savage fighting, soldiers on both sides were firmly ensconced in their respective trenches. Bullets had incessantly rifled through the air....

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