Keenan Anderson was an educator and a parent, just like me. When I saw his death on social media, my heart felt like it...
I spend my Saturday afternoons with young ladies ages 12-14. Now before you sigh and ask if I am crazy, know that I volunteer...
A few months ago I walked into Meijer with my youngest, MJ. She was comfortably nursing in my ring sling and I was focused...
I have been going to the polls since I can remember. My parents voted before work and made a point of taking my brother...
As a sophomore in high school, I heard my name being called over the school-wide intercom. “Roleen Bell, please report to the library.” The...
I quit my job. It took months for me to make the decision. I never, by any stretch of the imagination, thought of not...
They laid him in my arms at six weeks old. My husband and I had a little less than three hours after saying yes...
The third Monday of January, every year, is the commemorative celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Growing up, the day has...
As a child of immigrants, the Fourth of July was just another day. I didn't start celebrating it until high school when my American...
"LOOK! LOOK! There’s a brown girl! Brown girls are disgusting! RUN!"
My daughter was oblivious to it all, me on the other hand, I was...
I am an African-American teacher who loudly and proudly celebrates Black History Month. It brings me so much joy, yet so much anguish. Every...
If you are like the thousands of other white women over the past few months, you have been balancing Zoom book clubs on white...
Ms. Dawn Whitehead was my first Black Woman teacher. She was also my first Black teacher and I didn't have her until I was...
Let the...
In + Around Indy
Indiana, We’re All for You
Indiana Hoosiers, we are all for you.
We’re for your Championship win.
We’re for your incredible season.
We’re for the records you’ve smashed and the history you’ve...
