INDIANAPOLIS – Recognizing the need to address homelessness, access to health care, and other social services, national recording artist, Rodnie Bryant, plans local day of service, Feed to Feed, where volunteers are providing meals, haircuts, care packages and so much more to underserved and oppressed communities on Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. […]
INDIANAPOLIS: Thursday, the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy will host a community event to discuss current trends in Black philanthropy. The conversation, moderated by Dr. Una Osili with six panelists involved in the field. The Institute’s inspiration, William G. Mays (Indiana University BA ’70, MBA ’73, honorary Doctor of Science ’00), began his nearly 50-year […]
Hosted by Ebony Marie Chappel – @ebonythewriter Interviews with stylist Tishawn Lee and restaurateur William McCathern and all around superstar and business owner Tamika Catchings.
Monday, the acting Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced that his office would no longer be seeking charges on basic marijuana possession. This announcement came as a shock not only to Indianapolis residents but to fellow law enforcement as well with many departments stating publicly that the business of arresting people with drugs in their possession would […]
Media mogul and longtime philanthropist Oprah Winfrey surprised attendees of a leadership luncheon held in North Carolina this weekend when she announced that she would be donating over one million dollars to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Of the large gift, the ever-gracious Ms. WInfrey noted that she “believes in the power of education” […]
Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to drive around the city of Indianapolis with the Toyota Steeped in History Tour. Steeped in History is a nationwide initiative that seeks to highlight points of interest in Black History. The tour has made stops in cities like New Orleans, San Francisco and more recently NAPTOWN! Our […]
Hosted By Ebony Chappel – @ebonythewriter Interviews with Dr. Leah Gunning Francis of CTS, Dr. DeForest Soaries of dFree, ICSSBM and Steward Speakers.
The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males (ICSSBM), legislatively established in 1993, was created to identify and recommend public and legislative remedies to improve the economic, educational, health, criminal justice and social status of Black males in Indiana. LISTEN: ICSSBM interview with Open Lines host Ebony Chappel This year, ICSSBM will hold […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., Founder and CEO of the dfree® Financial Freedom Movement, and Indianapolis Pastor Daryl K. Webster, Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church (EMBC), will co-host the dfree® Level Up Leadership Retreat September 25-28. Intended for dfree® leaders, loyalists and graduates, the event promises to elevate participants to the next level of financial freedom through live workshops and […]
On, Open Lines with host Ebony Chappel, IMPD Chief Bryan Roach shared that the department is seeking to build bridges between police and community in a myriad of ways. One such push is the OK Program. OK, a national initiative with roots in Sacramento, California, “is a mentoring and leadership development model that focuses on […]
NEWS RELEASE Four Hoosiers who have given their time and talents mentoring young people will be honored during Freetown Village’s 6th annual “Making A Difference” event on Tuesday, September 17. The awards dinner will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at IUPUI University Tower Hall Ballroom, (formerly University Place Conference Center and Hotel Ballroom), […]
Hosted by Ebony Marie Chappel – @ebonythewriter Interviews with Freetown Village and IMPD Chief Bryan Roach.