Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

JB Art: the impact of young artists in Indy & beyond

JB Art is a business focusing on creating high-quality, custom artwork for its clients. The company is led by Joshua Benedict who can create a wide variety of pieces, including drawings, paintings and more. JB Art also offers a variety of services s...

Beyond the Blues: Refocusing the Rainbow

With the start of summer swiftly approaching, the Indianapolis Arts Center has concluded their spring showings, cementing the end of the season. The exhibits were expertly curated, comprised of a collection of clay pieces made within the center’s o...

Tindley Accelerated Schools’ former CEO is charged with defrauding the charter network

By Aleksandra Appleton and Amelia Pak-Harvey The former CEO of an Indianapolis charter network is accused of defrauding its schools by working with two other individuals to bill for goods and services that were never provided. Brian Metcalf, w...

NFL Draft coming to Pittsburgh…Gainey plays vital role

Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor, Ed Gainey, has a large number of supporters. And he, not unlike anyone else in life, has detractors. But one thing no one can take away from Ed Gainey is that under his watch as Pittsburgh’s mayor, the...

Overtime: I told you so, I told you so! Paul Skenes is the real deal

PIRATES ROOKIE PITCHER PAUL SKENES (PHOTOS BY BRIAN COOK SR.) :10—The first seven batters up, the first seven batters out on strikes. Six innings, zero hits, one walk, 11 strikeouts, the first Pirate pitcher to ever strike out 11 Cubs in Wrigley Fiel...

Faith Presbyterian Church honors COVID-19 victims with memorial

Nearly 30,000 Hoosiers are estimated to have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. To honor these victims and their families, Faith Presbyterian Church is creating a memorial to be unveiled in 2025. A computer-generated image of...

Inside Conditions: Unnecessary Toughness…Steelers upcoming schedule is, in a word, challenging

& Hello guys and dolls, have you reviewed the 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL schedule? Well, just in case you haven’t, I have. When I read this so-called “competitive schedule,” I thought these old and tired eyes were having an illusion. I thought...

Sad emoji: How social media affects mental health

Eight hours per day. A full workday. A flight from Indianapolis to London. That’s the average time kids between the ages of eight and 18 spend in front of a screen, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Five of those hours are spent on so...

First Black Dance Festival busts a move in the Circle City

The Neon Black Dance Festival debuts June 8 and 9 at the Madame Walker Legacy Theatre in downtown Indianapolis. The first of its kind, Neon Black’s mission is simple: Black joy, Black power and Black excellence. The Allure Dance company will repr...

I want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong

Adobe Stock Photo by Melissa Bright, University of New Hampshire Child sexual abuse is uncomfortable to think about, much less talk about. The idea of an adult engaging in sexual behaviors with a child feels sickening. It’s easiest to believe that i...

Splash into summer: Indy offers free community pool day June 6

Indy Sports Corp. has announced a partnership with the Greater Indianapolis YMCA and Indy Parks to open pools to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 6. More than 20 pool locations will be participating as an ef...

Frederick Douglass Park Family Center opens its doors on the east side

The Frederick Douglass Park Family Center’s grand opening saw large crowds and community leaders eager to unveil the $20 million project. Under construction since October 2022, Frederick Douglass Park saw the Martindale-Brightwood community show up...

USDA awards AAMU, AL Cooperative Extension System $950K in grants

By Birmingham Times BIRMINGHAM, AL — The awards are part of the USDA’s $30.8 million investment in research and extension at America’s 1890 historically Black Land-grant universities.& The investment, made through the National Institute o...

Border security bill blocked amid partisan friction

By Ivan Sanchez NASHVILLE, TN — In a contentious session last Thursday, Senate Democrats found their efforts to advance a bipartisan border security bill thwarted, as nearly every Republican voted to filibuster it. This setback comes amidst a politic...

Rev. Dr. Scott elected pastor at historic First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill

NASHVILLE, TN — The Rev. Dr. Shane B. Scott, D. Ministry, an energetic and dynamic preacher, change agent, coalition builder and community adviser, has been elected as the 21st pastor of Nashville’s historic First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, and w...