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NAATC 2026 season to include ‘Willa B’s Letter,’ ‘Storytelling Slam’

CHLOE McGOWAN - February 25, 2026

The Naptown African American Theatre Collective hopes to push the limits of what audiences think about freedom this season. The NAATC is doing things a...

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Honoring Black Hoosier artists who have left a lasting mark on Indianapolis

CHLOE McGOWAN - February 18, 2026

Indianapolis has a long, storied history of Black creatives who have left a lasting impression on their communities. This Black History Month, the Recorder is...

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2026 Black History Month Student Poetry & Essay Contest

CAMIKE JONES - February 16, 2026

In recognition of Black History Month, The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper is inviting local students to participate in our poetry and essay contest. Students in grades...

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Peru native eyes Grammy gold

CAMIKE JONES - September 24, 2025

Tommy Bottoms campaigns for spoken word nomination after Def Poetry Jam breakthrough performance Twenty years after his poem "Basic Economics" captivated television audiences on Russell...

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Community Arts Calendar: National Poetry Month, Earth Day, Easter and other things coming this April

CHLOE McGOWAN - April 2, 2025

Welcome to April! Spring has sprung and the rainy season has begun, but that’s not stopping Hoosiers from getting outside to enjoy the weather and...

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Black History Month student poetry and essay contest winners

CAMIKE JONES - February 16, 2026

The Indianapolis Recorder congratulates the two winners of the 2025 Black History Month Student Poetry and Essay contest. In the poetry category, Genesis Henry...

Black History Matters

Black History Month Student Poetry & Essay Contest

CAMIKE JONES - February 4, 2025

In recognition of Black History Month, The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper is inviting local students to participate in our poetry and essay contest. Students in...

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IndyPL announces Fall Fest 2024, guest speaker Yolanda Renee King

CHLOE McGOWAN - November 5, 2024

The Indianapolis Public Library’s annual Fall Fest and Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge XVIII returns next week. Presented by the African American History Committee in support of...

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Indiana Humanities to host Midwest Lit Fest

CHLOE McGOWAN - October 2, 2024

A literary festival celebrating Indianapolis’ local readers and writers is making its debut this month. Proof: A Midwest Lit Fest is shining a spotlight on...

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Submissions now open for 2024 Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge

CHLOE McGOWAN - September 16, 2024

The Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge is back and accepting submissions. Presented by the Indianapolis Public Library’s African American History Committee, the annual Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge is...

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Women’s Fund of Central Indiana announces inaugural cohort of the next chapter

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NAATC 2026 season to include ‘Willa B’s Letter,’ ‘Storytelling Slam’

NCBW to advocate for Black women and girls at the statehouse

The unfinished fight for health equity

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Women’s Fund of Central Indiana announces inaugural cohort of the next chapter

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Remembering Indianapolis gospel songwriter and guitarist M.L. Allen Jr.

Overlooked: If it was history, why isn’t it now?

100 years of Black History Month

My voice is enough: A mother’s courage to advocate

Ending Religious Abuse: Sisters Living with Religious Trauma Support Media LLC

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