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Our “Legal Eagles” stopped by “Access Indy” Sunday to go Behind The Headlines on the murder case of Baltimore’s Freddie Gray and the charges filed against six officers from the Baltimore Police Department in his death.  Gray was the 25-year-old black man who died while in police custody after suffering severe injuries which included a severed spine and neck. Gray’s […]

They’re Baaaaaaaaack!!!! After a heated week that landed Indiana in the headlines over the local and national firestorm that followed the signing into law of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and this week’s demand to get it FIXED, Indiana Governor Mike Pence ordered a “clarification” by the legislature. The Indiana business community rallied around that […]

Our “Legal Eagles” stopped by “Access Indy” Sunday to go “BTH”–that’s Behind The Headlines on the signing into law this week of the so-called “Religious Freedom” bill. Indiana Governor Mike Pence inked it into law and though it does have supporters, his doing so has unleashed a firestorm of reaction from around the country saying that […]

Get in the Know with Kim’s Friday News & Headlines Governor Pence is blaming the media for the national outrage over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In an interview with a local radio station (down the dial), Pence called the concerns “understandable,” but said the bill has been “misconstrued” and urged Hoosiers to read it for […]

IronE Singleton a lively character actor you may know from the film “The Blindside” and AMC’s smash zombie-fighting drama “The Walking Dead” joined me here on “Access Indy” to discuss his life post-zombie apocalypse and what he’s up to now after his time as “T-Dog” on the show and his new book “Blindsided By the […]

I caught up with author and animal photographer Dale Ryan regarding her new children’s book, The Painted Pilgrim. In it, she discusses the dog adoption process, the importance of taking care of our four-legged friends regardless of their breed, shortcomings or complexities and showing them some love–because they do love us. It’s an interview about the fuzziest […]

Looking for something fun to do with your sweetie or your entire family on Valentine’s Day evening?  The African-American History Committee of the Indianapolis Public Library would love to see you for art, fashion and lots of fun at “Meet the Artists” on Feb. 14, doors open at 5:45 p.m. at Central Library, 40 East […]

Our “Legal Eagles” stopped by “Access Indy” Sunday to go “BTH”–that’s Behind The Headlines on the release from jail this week of Marissa Alexander.  Alexander is the Florida mother who was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for firing what she called a “warning shot” above the head of her abusive husband.  Indianapolis power-house legal […]

Indianapolis native and Bloomington resident, Janet Cheatham Bell is a writer, editor, independent scholar, mother and full participant–not just an observer–of the things going on around her. In addition to her other professional pursuits, Cheatham Bell has effectively pursued her dream of creating and publishing books and has been cited on national television by Dr. […]

It’s Christmas Eve 2014. For procrastinators, Dec. 24 begins your holiday shopping season. While others who live their lives by schedules, datebooks and planning ahead would freak out, you enjoy heading out to the mall in the hustle and bustle. And, for those who don’t necessarily “enjoy” it, but just “have to get ‘er done”–don’t […]

On the Sunday, Dec. 14 edition of “Access Indy,” you heard leaders from various sectors of Indiana business weigh in on the impact of business and philanthropic leader William “Bill” Mays’ life and legacy. The founder/CEO of Mays Chemical Company and owner/publisher of The Indianapolis Recorder died on his birthday, Dec. 4, at the age […]

            Our “Legal Eagles” stopped by “Access Indy” Sunday to help break down the lack of criminal charges from two grand juries in the cases of black unarmed males killed by police officers. Those cases were the deaths of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and husband-father, Eric Garner in […]