Recently, the people of Lafayette, Indiana learned that a small cottage that once stood at 1009 Cincinnati Street was more than an abandoned building – it was a historic AME church for the free black slave community. Built in the early 19th century, blacks owned the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church from 1846 to 1866. […]
The morning after a masked gunman killed two people and wounded six more at a party, police in Indianapolis, Indiana, were still on the scene investigating, authorities said Tuesday.
The 40TH IBE Expo took time out to award Taraji P. Henson and Idris Elba with the Screen Image Awards. See there acceptance speeches here!
This afternoon at the 40th Annual Indiana Black Expo Luncheon Comedian Mike Epps was honored by his home town. Video Inside
Are The Pacers Leaving Town? More news inside. Original story from indystar.com
Tanya Walton Pratt was unanimously confirmed today (Tuesday, June 15th) by the United States Senate as the newest Federal Judge for the Southern District of Indiana and the first African-American Federal Judge in Indiana history. The vote was 95 to 0. Both Indiana Senators Evan Bayh and Richard Lugar voted to confirm Judge Pratt. President […]
