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Local News

Who was DEI for anyway?

CHLOE McGOWAN - March 5, 2025

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been a hot topic of conversation for decades. Regardless of what it is called, diversity, equity and inclusion (and...

Arts & Culture

Poetry in Indianapolis: impact, influence and empathy

CHLOE McGOWAN - April 11, 2024

April is National Poetry Month, and Indianapolis’ poetry scene has deep roots in Black culture. Indianapolis-based poets Etheridge Knight and Mari Evans were both well-renowned...

Frontpage Headline

Commentary: Corporate colonialism

HEAVYN LESTER - November 16, 2023

It is May 27, 2023, nine months into Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette’s tenure, and the gallery is bustling with a noticeably more diverse crowd....

Opinion

Big mama is gettin older, it’s time to talk

HEAVYN LESTER - November 9, 2023

America is aging, a natural consequence of increased life expectancy and decreased birth rates. Witnessing the demographic transformation leaves one to testify to the...

Opinion

Harriet Tubman’s descendants come to Indianapolis

HEAVYN LESTER - October 19, 2023

"Oh, Harriet!" Natasha Spence's poem saturated the venue as people stood to their feet testifying in agreement as she unfurled why Harriet Tubman's contributions...

Opinion

Dear God

HEAVYN LESTER - October 12, 2023

Dear God, Are these wars and rumors of wars? Please forgive me if I am wrong for asking. At every turn, there is suffering...

Community Voices

What’s really the problem?

HEAVYN LESTER - September 14, 2023

The education of Black children, or the right to educate Black children, has been a continued fight in the United States. To be a...

Opinion

There will be no dimmed lights, we comfortable.

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

We showed up in droves, wearing ALL of the glitter, sequence, feathers, and metallic offered; in my case, sequence and feathers. We marched to...

Opinion

Be nimble!

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

Psst! "Keep this between me and you; we are building in the cloud, so they cannot burn it down." These words stood erect in...

Local News

Celebrating Reginald L. Jones Sr. Day

NORAL PARHAM - September 26, 2023

The Indianapolis Recorder would like to recognize the life and work of activist and trailblazer Reginald Jones Sr. The legacy and advocacy of Jones dates...