The editorial cartoonist for The Indianapolis Star newspaper has managed to raise an eyebrow or a few with what is being called a rather racist (at worst) or stereotype-slinging (at best) Thanksgiving-themed cartoon. On Friday, Gary Varvel drew and the paper posted a cartoon on its web that depicted a white […]
The St. Louis, Mo. newspaper, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has obtained police dispatch audio of what was going on during the time when Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson and unarmed teenager, Michael Brown, encountered each other. The journalists at the paper may have the best timeline –under 90 seconds–for what happened and when. Click the media player below […]
Tonight is a great night for local entertainment as the plunging temperature outside puts you in the holiday mood. Based on the book written by the late-Ted Boyd (first published in 1972), “The Black Snowflake” hits stage this evening at the Madame Walker Theatre on Indiana Ave. in downtown Indy at 8 p.m. Boyd’s widow, […]
Prime time television shows featuring lead black characters are proving to be a winner for ABC Networks this Fall season. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that due to shows like “’black-ish” starring Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Academy Award-nominated actor Lawrence Fishburn and “How To Get Away With Murder” starring Academy Award-nominated and Tony Award-winning […]
In an “Access Indy” exclusive, I talk with Emmy Award-winning digital lifestyle trends and technology commentator, Mario Armstrong, about Fall technology and apps that are geared at improving your lifestyle and safety this Halloween weekend and beyond. Click the media player below to hear my conversation with this tech guru: For more tech with Mario, […]
The mayor of Gary, Indiana recently penned an open letter in support of hiking the minimum wage–a lightening rod issue among politicos and working class people alike. Fast food workers have taken to the street in Indiana and across the nation demanding a pay raise to $15 an hour with those demonstrations being widely publicized. […]
