Alton Sterling has died. Alton Sterling was shot by a police man, while on the ground. Alton Sterling was Black.
I am a multiracial mom...
The recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday holds significant meaning for myself and my family, as it commemorates the emancipation of the last...
For the past week, I have been glued to the television screen as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to ascend to the highest court...
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...
I have been going to the polls since I can remember. My parents voted before work and made a point of taking my brother...
The third Monday of January, every year, is the commemorative celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Growing up, the day has...
Growing up, February was so important to my family because my our roots run deep. All of my grandmother's brothers served in the military...
Dear Stephen E. Beaven III (or as we call you, Trey),
You are by far the most beautiful and amazing baby boy I’ve ever met,...
If you are like the thousands of other white women over the past few months, you have been balancing Zoom book clubs on white...
At what age do you think a child recognizes the differences in skin colors?
At 27 months my youngest was recently playing with Barbie dolls....
Let me precede this blog by saying this is not a blog paying homage to Bill Cosby. Straight up, there it is: there's a...
This is the second post in a four-part series centered on listening to lived experiences with racism.
In part one of this series, we listened...
I am black. My husband is white. Before becoming a mom, I always wondered what my kids would look like. We now have two...
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...
In + Around Indy
Trick-or-Treating In and Around Indianapolis
TRICK OR TREAT! Because we're all planners, we're helping you plan ahead for your day or night of trick-or-treating on Halloween around Indianapolis. We...
