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Front page of the Indianapolis Leader, one of Indiana's first African American newspapers. Newspaper rack with issues of the Gary Crusader in 2020. Various African American newspapers have been published in Indiana. The Evansville weekly Our Age, which was in circulation by 1878, is the first known African American newspaper in Indiana. [1]
Behind the fun is the area’s deep history with the Indianapolis Black community. The Madam Walker Legacy Center was built in 1927. Indiana Avenue, where the block party was located, and its ...
The downtown Indiana Ave. location selected for the street mural is symbolic of both Indianapolis's Black history and its legacy of White supremacy. [4] The street, which runs in a northwest diagonal outward from the city center, began to be populated by Blacks as early as the 1860s. by the early 20th century, it was the clear center of Black culture in the city, with Black-owned business and ...
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΚΑΨ) is a historically African American fraternity. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911, at Indiana University Bloomington, it has never restricted membership based on color, creed, or national origin though membership traditionally is dominated by those of Black heritage. The fraternity has ...
In 2023, less than 20% of Black students in Indiana passed their ILEARN math and reading proficiency test, compared to 47.5% of white students.
Following last week's brutal election for Indiana Democrats, Black faith leaders in Indianapolis are calling on party chair Mike Schmuhl to resign, citing a "lack of progress" under his leadership.
“Mary McLeod Bethune and the Education of Black Girls in the South, 1904–1923”, Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University (1991) Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World, Essays and selected documents co-edited with Elaine M. Smith Indiana University Press (1999) [8] [9] Imaging Blackness: Race And Racial Representation in Film Poster ...
It was resilience that brought Black workers from poor working conditions in the South to the West Baden Springs Hotel, ... A Labor of Love,” screening Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. at Indiana Landmarks ...