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Don’t limit Indiana students

OSEYE BOYD - March 18, 2021

I’m disappointed in the Indiana General Assembly. In their effort to make things better for Indiana high school students, they may be doing the opposite. This...

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It’s getting hot in here

LARRY SMITH - March 18, 2021

“We will bury you!” Thus proclaimed then-Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev — via his translator — at the Polish Embassy in Moscow in 1956. Twelve...

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Voter suppression efforts continue

OSEYE BOYD - March 12, 2021

The right to vote is central to democracy. It’s what makes our country so great. One person, one vote. Your vote counts. Your vote...

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Protecting a real Black princess

LARRY SMITH - March 11, 2021

I watched Oprah’s interview with Prince Harry and Princess Meghan. (I don’t know if they still have these official titles, but I don’t care...

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Why HBCUs are more important now than ever

DEVON DAVIS - May 10, 2021

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been educating and cultivating the minds of Black students for well over a century, yet every year...

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Patience isn’t a virtue Black Americans need

OSEYE BOYD - March 4, 2021

Over the weekend, between volleyball games, I watched “Amend: The Fight for America” in my hotel room. This six-part documentary explores the 14th Amendment,...

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The funny thing is …

LARRY SMITH - March 4, 2021

Recently I participated in a discussion about whether certain names were “appropriate” for particular racial and ethnic groups. (All of the discussants were Black.)...

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Racism and disrespect in the Statehouse

OSEYE BOYD - March 1, 2021

You can’t make this stuff up. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “the truth is stranger than fiction,” or some variant. It’s definitely true when...

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For the sake of (white) children

LARRY SMITH - February 25, 2021

Several years ago, a television commercial asked parents to consider the lengths to which they would go to protect their children. After the narrator...

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Well past time to remove white supremacy,toxic culture from the art world

NICHELLE M. HAYES - February 25, 2021

Earlier this month a job posting for Newfields (formerly Indianapolis Museum of Art) went viral. Newfields advertised a job opening by stating that the...

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