Obama Campaigns in Indiana
Sen. Barack Obama speaks with an undecided voter during a visit to a campaign office in Indianapolis. (Source: Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
View ArticleHoosiers Split Their Vote
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — It was news Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson didn’t want to hear. Many Hoosiers split their vote Tuesday, casting ballots for Democratic presidential...
View ArticleWashington Report: Workers of the World Unite?
The battle over union rights will spread across the nation on Saturday when supporters gather at state capitols to protest efforts to limit or eliminate collective bargaining and the ability to...
View ArticleHigh-tech Charter High School Planned for Indianapolis
(Image: Hayleigh Columbo) This story was originally posted on Chalkbeat by Hayleigh Colombo on June 18, 2015, and is reprinted here with permission. Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, the...
View ArticleNew Data Highlights Growing High School Graduation Gaps
(Image: File) This post was originally published on the website of America’s Promise Alliance. It is reprinted here with permission. The nation’s high school graduation rate recently reached a record...
View ArticleVirtual Guidance Counseling Is a Thing — and It Works
Just this morning I was talking with one of my colleagues, Tech Editor Samara Lynn, and she was telling me that in five to 10 years the world is going to be a completely different place. She said with...
View Article6 Indiana Colleges to Double STEM Degrees Earned by Students of Color
I went to college in Indiana, and although I only lived there for the four years I spent at Earlham College, I still have a soft spot in my heart for the Hoosier State. So because of my (albeit...
View Article‘We Don’t Support Black Business Owners’ Note Left At Indiana Business
An Indiana business that hasn’t even opened up shop yet is being harassed simply because the owners are black. The owners of Level UP Gaming Lounge in Irvington, Indiana, told FOX 59 that an anonymous...
View ArticleIndianapolis Boy Killed By Stray Bullet While Quarantining at Home
It’s been over a month since eight-year-old Rodgerick Payne Jr. of Indianapolis was shot and killed by what police believe was a stray bullet that entered his home in the 3200 block of N. Tacoma Avenue...
View ArticleVideo Shows Black Man Against a Tree in What’s Described As ‘An Attempted...
A Black man in Indiana is stating that a group of white men assaulted him and that he “was almost the victim of an attempted lynching” in an incident that was caught on video and posted online,...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter Activist Exposed As White Woman Pretending to be Black
A white Black Lives Matter activist in Indiana was exposed for posing as a Black woman, according to the IndyStar. After making a proclamation stating, “I have taken up space as a Black person while...
View ArticleReport: Shots Fired at Congressional Candidate Jeannine Lee Lake, Who’s...
Police in Muncie, Indiana, are investigating what witnesses say was gunfire targeting congressional candidate Jeannine Lee Lak, who’s running against the brother of Vice President Mike Pence. The...
View ArticleTa’Neasha Chappell, Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances While In Police...
Another Black person was arrested, another Black person dies in police custody. According to Newsweek, in Indiana, a Black woman, Ta’Neasha Chappell, who was in police custody, died on Friday under...
View ArticlePolice: Indiana Mother Dismembered Husband, Ordered Children to Clean Up...
Police officials in Indiana have accused of a woman of killing her husband, chopping up his body, and forcing her two children to help put the body parts in bags. According to the Associated Press,...
View ArticleCops Lose Suspect In Young Dolph Murder Case
Memphis rapper Young Dolph was fatally gunned down in his hometown last November, causing public dismay over such an unjustified murder. Late rapper Young Dolph and girlfriend Mia Jaye (instagram)...
View ArticleState of Indiana Settles at $7.5M for Wrongful 7-Year Imprisonment of Keith...
Chicago native Keith Cooper, 46, spent seven years behind bars in an Indiana maximum security prison for a 1996 crime he did not commit. Now, the city of Elkhart is writing a hefty check of $7.5...
View Article24-Year-Old Heart Transplant Survivor Urges ‘Don’t Take Your Health Lightly’...
Heart transplant survivor Jaelyn Kinchelow is celebrating new beginnings. After suffering a heart attack at age 14, the now 24-year-old is sharing her story to raise awareness about organ donation and...
View ArticleMother Wanted for Murder After 5-Year-Old Son Found Dead Inside Suitcase —...
A young boy’s dead body was discovered inside a suitcase in Indiana back in April 2022. This week, police officials revealed that the mother of the boy is suspected of being involved in his death and...
View ArticleMinority Couple Bags Deal With Midwest Supercenter for Specialty Indigenous...
A couple introduces Indiana grocery shoppers to a warm way to start their mornings with a special coffee. Importin’ Joe’s Ethiopian Coffee, co-founded by Joseph Luten and his wife, Afomia, brought...
View ArticleBlack Indiana Deputy Killed, Son Injured After Being Attacked By ‘Pit-Bull...
A dog attack claimed the life of a Black Indiana Deputy. CBS News reported a Black woman was killed after suffering from a dog attack in Indianapolis. The victim has been identified as Marion County...
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