Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Art for advocacy ‘Perceptions’ exhibit highlights the stories of people previously incarcerated

GANGGANG and the Marion County Re-Entry Coalition (MCRC) have collaborated to unveil the groundbreaking art exhibition “Perceptions,” which debuted for a two-day showing in the 10 East Arts Hub, Thursday, Feb. 29. The exhibition offers an intimat...

What you need to know about Indiana’s controversial birth control bill

House Bill 1426 was stripped of IUDs. Here’s what could happen next. By MARY CLAIRE MOLLOY – MIRROR INDY An Indiana birth control bill is the latest& flash point& in an ongoing battle over reproductive rights. This time, the fight is o...

Indiana set to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors

A federal appeals court allowed Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care to go into effect, removing a temporary injunction U.S. District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued last year, Tuesday, Feb. 27. Senate Bill 480, signed last year by Gov....

Vision loss in Indiana and the big picture of DEIA

Lise Pace March is Disability Awareness Month in Indiana, a time to reflect on the importance of creating accessible and inclusive spaces for people with vision loss across the state. A recent study by Ohio State University found that 38% of ol...

Thank you, Indianapolis!

Aleesia Johnson The recent 2024 NBA All-Star game demonstrated to many Indianapolis residents and a national and global audience the positive attributes of Indianapolis Public Schools. I was honored to serve as a member of the Board of Directors,...

More than just talk

Larry Smith What do today’s leaders and luminaries like Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Dr. Susan Rice, and Dr. Johnetta B. Cole have in common with late legends like Gen. Colin Powell, Dick Gregory, and Harry Belafonte? All have delivered powerful keynot...

Indycar 2024 kicks off in vibrant St Petersburg once again

Danny Bridges It’s no real secret that I’m an uncompromising and inveterate Indycar Racing enthusiast and certainly unapologetic about it. That being said, perhaps l’m a bit biased when it comes to me describing the joy l’ve deri...

Transform communities through business ownership and generational wealth

Jamar Cobb Communities struggle when jobs and wealth leave the neighborhood. When the big employer leaves, joblessness, drug use, poor housing stock, food scarcity, and infrastructure woes begin to plague once successful areas of the city. Ther...

Zipporah and her sisterhood: A story of deliverance for Women’s History Month 2024

Rev. Angelique Walker-Smith “Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them and...

After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning

Campaign volunteers set up signs encouraging people to vote. AP Photo/Vasha Hunt by Jared McDonald, University of Mary Washington Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone exp...

Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered?

& While that ‘extra’ hour of sunlight in the evenings can be exhilarating, it comes with significant health trade-offs. Anna Blazhuk/Moment via Getty Images A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight &...

Exclusive: First Joint Interview with Poet Laureates, Ashley M. Jones and Salaam Green, on Making History

By Javacia Harris Bowser | For The Birmingham Times It’s a sunny Tuesday in January, and Salaam Green is making a couple of stops in the Magic City. First, she attends a Birmingham City Council meeting, which is no ordinary gathering—it’s where she i...

Exclusive: First Joint Interview with Poets Laureate, Ashley M. Jones and Salaam Green, on Making History

Judge Tamara Harris Johnson: Living History in Birmingham, AL

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Whether it’s Black History or Women’s History, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Tamara Harris Johnson has a resume that can qualify for both. Recently, she was awarded the 2023 Birmingham Bar Association Lifeti...

Woodfin: President Biden’s ‘Investing in America’ Agenda and Its Lasting Impact on Birmingham

By Mayor Randall L. Woodfin Drive through Birmingham, and you’ll see remarkable signs of progress. The first things you may notice are the streets. Over the past year, we’ve been working our way through a $12 million resurfacing project involving mor...