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Religion

‘A Forerunner of Freedom’: Indianapolis Bethel AME history

BRAXTON BABB - November 2, 2023

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

Arts & Culture

Strike a prose: Indianapolis celebrates National Poetry Month

BREANNA COOPER - April 14, 2021

When local poet Manon Voice recited her favorite poem — Mari Evans’ “I Am A Black Woman” — for a small crowd gathered at...

Library hosts poetry contest for all young poets grades 7-12

For the Recorder - October 3, 2016

Next month, the Indianapolis Public Library will honor some our city's best young poets at the 11th annual Slammin' Rhymes Poetry Challenge. This year, the...

LISTEN: The Recorder Report July 14, 2016

For the Recorder - July 18, 2016

In the July 14 installment of The Recorder Report, writers Victoria Davis, Julian Wyllie, Victoria Swanson and Ebony Chappel discussed the recent instances of...

Community Voices

Being Herd: ‘My Black is not a Toy’

Denise Herd - @djherd - June 22, 2015

My black is not a toy.It's not something that you can pretend to be or use and discard when it's convenient.My black is real....

Community Voices

To the Prettiest, Most Bestest Woman I Know

Januarie York - May 6, 2015

To the Prettiest, Most Bestest Woman I Know:I have the prettiest most bestest mother in the world and I don’t think she knows that...

Community Voices

Legends Ball: The Blog

Januarie York - October 20, 2014

“…but people never forget how you make them feel.”~Maya Angelou When Maya Angelou passed earlier in year, Oprah re-aired her 2006 celebration of women...

Arts & Culture

Local Playwrights Shine at Onyx Fest

EBONY CHAPPEL - May 20, 2014

OnyxFest - Urban Theatre Festival is Indianapolis' first and only theater festival dedicated to the stories of African American playwrights. The festival, an initiative...

Community Voices