Recently, I watched a video where a woman of color shared something that stuck with me: she appreciates shirts that help indicate when a...
I set markers and poster board down for my then five year old to make her sign. She had been going with me to...
Everyone knows that teachers don't get paid enough. Across the country, teachers are working endless hours for less money, being asked to do more...
Ladies and gentlemen of the United States, our education system is failing our children. It is broken with no real repair in sight. Everyone...
As I write this, the current administration is signing a flurry of sweeping executive orders with far-ranging consequences. But I’m not here to talk...
In many ways, I am an unlikely advocate for public schools. I, myself, never attended a public school until I attended Ball State University...
Reading has been and will always be a political statement. It may not feel political when you pick up a book, but when you're...
I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and if we try to learn from the perspective of others, maybe we...
While things like school closures, uncertainty with jobs, canceled vacations, and isolation have been tough this year– my biggest struggle has been watching how...
It feels like hate is ripping through our country’s culture these days. Every person I know, in every walk of life, seems to be...
I’ve become a lot more, let’s say – passionate – about issues since becoming a mom and watching the world my kids are growing...
“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” - Sandy Dahl...
Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, prohibiting states or the federal government from denying any citizen the right...
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed orders making "Juneteenth" the twelfth federal legal holiday. But what is it? Juneteenth is a date to...
In + Around Indy
Guide to 500 Festival Family Events and Activities
Join the 500 Festival for a month filled with community, connection, and celebration. There’s nothing quite like the month of May in Indianapolis, and...
