Indianapolis Recorder brings home ten SPJ awards including 3 first place wins 

The Indianapolis Recorder won ten awards, including three first place plaques, from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2023 Best in Indiana Journalism Awards Friday, April 26, 2024.& & Environmental and health reporter, Jade Jackson won first place for coverage of race and diversity issues with the series, Hues of Heritage: Exploring Afro-Latino identity, colorism and pride.& & By exploring the intersectionality of race and culture, Jackson highlights Afro-Latinos making waves in the Indianapolis community.   Hues of Heritage: Exploring Afro-Latino identity, colorism and pride (part one) Jackson also won first place for election and campaign coverage for the story, Barred but never barred: ‘Yes! You Can Vote!,’ highlighting how previously incarcerated Hoosiers do have the right to vote in the state.   With the misconception that people who have previously been convicted of a crime cannot vote, Jackson’s coverage dispels the notion that often keeps people from the polls, featuring people who have voted after being released from prison and organizations working to register previously incarcerated people to vote.   Barred but never barred: ‘Yes! You Can Vote!’ Graphic designer, Eryn Forrest won first place for graphics and illustrations for a public circulation below 10,000 for her “Pixellated Jesus,”...