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Listen to the first episode in our three-part series exploring the music of Reunald Jones, an important jazz trumpet player with deep connections to the Avenue neighborhood. During his legendary career, Jones performed with the biggest stars in American music, including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Rollins, Dinah Washington, Quincy Jones, Nat King Cole and many others.  Jones was born in Indianapolis in 1922. Music was part of his family legacy, his father John Wesley Jones was a musician, and his cousin Roy Eldridge, was a famous jazz trumpet star. Jones' family had strong ties to the Avenue neighborhood. During the early 1900s, his father was a choral director for the Bethe A.M.E. church and a bandleader, for the Senate Avenue YMCA. In the 1930s, his sister, Louise Fields, was an editor for the Indianapolis Recorder.  After spending the first decade of his life in Indianapolis, Jones moved with his family to Muncie, Indiana. By age 15, Jones was playing trumpet in a local Muncie band that included Doc Wheeler on trombone. Wheeler became a star on the Avenue scene during the 1930s. In the early 1940s, Jones and Wheeler reunited for a series of recordings with Bluebird Records.  By age 20, Jones left Muncie to pursue a life in music. He performed with a variety of regional territory bands, including Speed Webb's Hoosier Melody Lads, where he had the chance to play with his cousin Roy Eldridge. By the mid 1930s, Jones was in New York, where he began his recording career.  Join us this week to hear Jones' early recordings with Mezz Mezzrow, Lil Hardin, Don Redman, Jimmie Lunceford and more.

During the mid-20th Century, social clubs played a large role in the Black music scene of Indianapolis. Local social clubs, including the Defiants and Cosmo Knights, hosted major concerts and dances across the city. One of the earliest Indianapolis social clubs to make an impact on the city's music scene was The Bohemian Club. The Bohemian club was started in the early 1920s and included many prominent Indiana Avenue men, from civil servants, like the Indianapolis police officer Roy Kennedy, to William “Kid” Edwards, a boxing promoter, and owner of a radio and record shop, on the Avenue. During the 1920s and ‘30s, the Bohemian Club sponsored major concerts and dances, featuring national and local performers, including Earl Hines, Roy Eldridge, Cleo Brown, Speed Webb, Slim Green, and many others.  A 1947 article in the Indianapolis Recorder declared that “The Bohemian Club hosted the ritziest and most elegant affairs ever held along the Avenue.” The club also gave back to the community, as many of their events, were fundraisers for the Indianapolis Colored Orphans Home. This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, we'll celebrate the history of the Bohemian Club, by listening to music from artists who performed at their events.

Learn about the history of Indianapolis Recorder's midnight Christmas benefit concerts at the Walker Theatre.  The concerts featured up to 60 acts and ran from midnight until 6 in the morning. Some of the greatest jazz, funk, and R&B musicians in Naptown performed at the midnight Christmas shows — including Wes Montgomery, Thurston Harris and Slide Hampton. But the entertainment wasn't limited to music alone — there were drag queens, burlesque dancers, fire-eaters, snake handlers, body builders and comedians. The concerts developed from the Indianapolis Recorder Cheer Fund. Established in 1929, the Cheer Fund was an annual holiday fundraiser that supported families in financial need. During the 1930s the Cheer Fund evolved into a benefit concert. These concerts attracted star performers, including the legendary tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson who performed at the Recorder's 1938 benefit show. The Recorder's midnight Christmas benefit concerts thrived until the 1980s. Listen to interviews with Indianapolis musicians and media personalities who performed at the Christmas benefit shows, including Henry Hinch, Josephine Cheatham, Rodney Stepp, Reggie Gammon, Debbie Nelson, Tyrone Caldwell, Richard Hamilton, Eunice Trotter, Geno Shelton and the late Joe Trotter.

Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits (Routledge, 2024) examines the dilution and commodification of Black Rage--conceived as a constructive response to the conquest of resources, land, and human beings--in a spatial and historical critique of the capitalist State. Interweaving academic criticism with journalistic essays, it presents a thoughtful challenge to popular narratives surrounding recent US events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the death of George Floyd and other police killings, and cases of White vigilantism, arguing that the maintenance of capitalism increasingly requires the manufactured consent of the conquered. Essayist/performer Too Black and geographer Rasul A. Mowatt assert Black Rage as a threat to the flow of capital, which must therefore be conquered by laundering, defined as a process of: - Incubation via the State, which places rage in circulation by setting both the oppressive conditions for its expression and seeding contradictions for it to be cleaned. - Labour, which sets mass uprisings in motion, layers the narcissistic rage of the Black elite over the illegal, militant rage of the masses to conceal class interests and collapse labour into capital. - Commodification, in which the now-laundered Black Rage is integrated within the State, ready to be withdrawn as a labour-crushed commodity to be bought, sold, or repressed by White capital. Entwining histories of Black resistance throughout the diaspora, State building under capitalism, cities as sites of laundering, and the world making of empire, Laundering Black Rage also lays the groundwork for upending the process through an anti-colonial struggle of reverse-laundering conquest. Relevant to studies of race and culture, history, politics, and the built environment, this pathbreaking work is essential reading for scholars and activists engaged at the intersection of critiquing capitalism and combating systemic racism"-- Too Black is a low-wage worker, poet, organizer, and filmmaker. As a poet, Too Black has headlined the historic Nuyorican Poets Café, Princeton University, and Johannesburg Theater in South Africa. His words have appeared in publications such as Black Agenda Report, Left Voice, Indianapolis Recorder, and Hood Communist. He is also the co-director of the award-winning documentary The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up. Rasul A. Mowatt is a son of Chicago and a subject of empire, while dwelling within notions of statelessness, settler colonial mentality, and anti-capitalism. Rasul also functions in the State as a Department Head in the College of Natural Resources, as an Interim Department Head in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, and as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is the author of the book The Geographies of Threat and the Production of Violence: The City and State Between Us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits (Routledge, 2024) examines the dilution and commodification of Black Rage--conceived as a constructive response to the conquest of resources, land, and human beings--in a spatial and historical critique of the capitalist State. Interweaving academic criticism with journalistic essays, it presents a thoughtful challenge to popular narratives surrounding recent US events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the death of George Floyd and other police killings, and cases of White vigilantism, arguing that the maintenance of capitalism increasingly requires the manufactured consent of the conquered. Essayist/performer Too Black and geographer Rasul A. Mowatt assert Black Rage as a threat to the flow of capital, which must therefore be conquered by laundering, defined as a process of: - Incubation via the State, which places rage in circulation by setting both the oppressive conditions for its expression and seeding contradictions for it to be cleaned. - Labour, which sets mass uprisings in motion, layers the narcissistic rage of the Black elite over the illegal, militant rage of the masses to conceal class interests and collapse labour into capital. - Commodification, in which the now-laundered Black Rage is integrated within the State, ready to be withdrawn as a labour-crushed commodity to be bought, sold, or repressed by White capital. Entwining histories of Black resistance throughout the diaspora, State building under capitalism, cities as sites of laundering, and the world making of empire, Laundering Black Rage also lays the groundwork for upending the process through an anti-colonial struggle of reverse-laundering conquest. Relevant to studies of race and culture, history, politics, and the built environment, this pathbreaking work is essential reading for scholars and activists engaged at the intersection of critiquing capitalism and combating systemic racism"-- Too Black is a low-wage worker, poet, organizer, and filmmaker. As a poet, Too Black has headlined the historic Nuyorican Poets Café, Princeton University, and Johannesburg Theater in South Africa. His words have appeared in publications such as Black Agenda Report, Left Voice, Indianapolis Recorder, and Hood Communist. He is also the co-director of the award-winning documentary The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up. Rasul A. Mowatt is a son of Chicago and a subject of empire, while dwelling within notions of statelessness, settler colonial mentality, and anti-capitalism. Rasul also functions in the State as a Department Head in the College of Natural Resources, as an Interim Department Head in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, and as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is the author of the book The Geographies of Threat and the Production of Violence: The City and State Between Us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits (Routledge, 2024) examines the dilution and commodification of Black Rage--conceived as a constructive response to the conquest of resources, land, and human beings--in a spatial and historical critique of the capitalist State. Interweaving academic criticism with journalistic essays, it presents a thoughtful challenge to popular narratives surrounding recent US events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the death of George Floyd and other police killings, and cases of White vigilantism, arguing that the maintenance of capitalism increasingly requires the manufactured consent of the conquered. Essayist/performer Too Black and geographer Rasul A. Mowatt assert Black Rage as a threat to the flow of capital, which must therefore be conquered by laundering, defined as a process of: - Incubation via the State, which places rage in circulation by setting both the oppressive conditions for its expression and seeding contradictions for it to be cleaned. - Labour, which sets mass uprisings in motion, layers the narcissistic rage of the Black elite over the illegal, militant rage of the masses to conceal class interests and collapse labour into capital. - Commodification, in which the now-laundered Black Rage is integrated within the State, ready to be withdrawn as a labour-crushed commodity to be bought, sold, or repressed by White capital. Entwining histories of Black resistance throughout the diaspora, State building under capitalism, cities as sites of laundering, and the world making of empire, Laundering Black Rage also lays the groundwork for upending the process through an anti-colonial struggle of reverse-laundering conquest. Relevant to studies of race and culture, history, politics, and the built environment, this pathbreaking work is essential reading for scholars and activists engaged at the intersection of critiquing capitalism and combating systemic racism"-- Too Black is a low-wage worker, poet, organizer, and filmmaker. As a poet, Too Black has headlined the historic Nuyorican Poets Café, Princeton University, and Johannesburg Theater in South Africa. His words have appeared in publications such as Black Agenda Report, Left Voice, Indianapolis Recorder, and Hood Communist. He is also the co-director of the award-winning documentary The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up. Rasul A. Mowatt is a son of Chicago and a subject of empire, while dwelling within notions of statelessness, settler colonial mentality, and anti-capitalism. Rasul also functions in the State as a Department Head in the College of Natural Resources, as an Interim Department Head in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, and as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is the author of the book The Geographies of Threat and the Production of Violence: The City and State Between Us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits (Routledge, 2024) examines the dilution and commodification of Black Rage--conceived as a constructive response to the conquest of resources, land, and human beings--in a spatial and historical critique of the capitalist State. Interweaving academic criticism with journalistic essays, it presents a thoughtful challenge to popular narratives surrounding recent US events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the death of George Floyd and other police killings, and cases of White vigilantism, arguing that the maintenance of capitalism increasingly requires the manufactured consent of the conquered. Essayist/performer Too Black and geographer Rasul A. Mowatt assert Black Rage as a threat to the flow of capital, which must therefore be conquered by laundering, defined as a process of: - Incubation via the State, which places rage in circulation by setting both the oppressive conditions for its expression and seeding contradictions for it to be cleaned. - Labour, which sets mass uprisings in motion, layers the narcissistic rage of the Black elite over the illegal, militant rage of the masses to conceal class interests and collapse labour into capital. - Commodification, in which the now-laundered Black Rage is integrated within the State, ready to be withdrawn as a labour-crushed commodity to be bought, sold, or repressed by White capital. Entwining histories of Black resistance throughout the diaspora, State building under capitalism, cities as sites of laundering, and the world making of empire, Laundering Black Rage also lays the groundwork for upending the process through an anti-colonial struggle of reverse-laundering conquest. Relevant to studies of race and culture, history, politics, and the built environment, this pathbreaking work is essential reading for scholars and activists engaged at the intersection of critiquing capitalism and combating systemic racism"-- Too Black is a low-wage worker, poet, organizer, and filmmaker. As a poet, Too Black has headlined the historic Nuyorican Poets Café, Princeton University, and Johannesburg Theater in South Africa. His words have appeared in publications such as Black Agenda Report, Left Voice, Indianapolis Recorder, and Hood Communist. He is also the co-director of the award-winning documentary The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up. Rasul A. Mowatt is a son of Chicago and a subject of empire, while dwelling within notions of statelessness, settler colonial mentality, and anti-capitalism. Rasul also functions in the State as a Department Head in the College of Natural Resources, as an Interim Department Head in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, and as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University. He is the author of the book The Geographies of Threat and the Production of Violence: The City and State Between Us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

Community Connection Thursday, October 17th, 2024 Today on Community Connection, we welcome a panel led by Natrina Debow of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated to the show to discuss their efforts to connect voters to the candidates on ballot! Also, our weekly sports update with the Indianapolis Recorder's Danny Bridges!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Monday, September 23rd, 2024 Today on Community Connection, the Indianapolis Recorder's Danny Bridges joins us to talk Colts, Fever, and more from the world of sports! Then, we welcome the Indianapolis Black Alumni Council to share information about their upcoming HBCU College Fair! Finally, Juila Vaughn of Common Cause Indiana returns with answers to all your election based questions!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, August 15th, 2024 Today on Community Connection, host of The Nightly Spirit right here on Praise 1310AM 95.1FM Darlene McCoy joins us! Tune in as we go in depth with Darlene about The Brunch, taking place this Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church! Then, we welcome founder of the Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival, Dr. Eric Winston! Plus, a word from the world of sports with the Indianapolis Recorder's own, Danny Bridges!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, July 18th, 2024 Today on Community Connection, we continue highlighting Back-To-School Events! Pastor Tony Gilmore stops by the show with info on Lakeview Church's offering for the community! Also, The National Chautauqua Convention is here in Indianapolis this year! Find out exactly what the convention entails and more! Finally, the Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges is back with an ode to the Brickyard 400, and much more from the world of sports! For Chautauqua 2024 Info & Registration, Click Here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 Today on Community Connection, we discuss Marion County's 5 deadliest zip codes and what needs to happen to change that fact. Then, even on his birthday, he's here! The Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges returns with a word from the wide world of sports!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, April 25th, 2024 Open Lines on today's edition of Community Connection. Join us as we talk with our listeners about today's pressing issues, including the IPS Superintendent's response to the recent School 87 incident. Then, we welcome the Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges in our second hour to recap yet another exciting week in sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, March 21st, 2024 On this episode of Community Connection, we take time to remember the late Indiana State Senator, Jean Breaux. Senator Breaux was a staple in our community who represented District 34 here in Marion County for over 18 years. She will be severely missed and we extend our deepest condolences to the entire Breaux family. We shift gears in our second hour as we welcome back the Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges to the show as we cover everything from the NCAA tournament, to Anthony Richardson's philanthropy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Today on Community Connection, we welcome Darlene Sedwick, Larry Smith, & Vernon Williams of the Steward Speakers, one of the area's premiere lecture series to the show! Then, it's time for a sports update from the Indianapolis Recorder's own, Danny Bridges! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, explore the music of Bobby Lewis, Indianapolis' biggest rock and roll star. His 1961 single “Tossin' and Turnin'” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 7 straight weeks.  Bobby Lewis was 36 years old when “Tossin' and Turnin'” hit the charts. Success had not come easy for the singer. Lewis was born in Indianapolis in 1925 and spent his early years in an orphanage. At age 12 Lewis was adopted and moved to Detroit with his foster parents. But by age 18, he was back in Indianapolis.  Lewis became a star on Indiana Avenue during the early 1950s, appearing at venues including George's Bar and the Walker Casino. In 1952, Lewis was nominated as “best male singer” in the Indianapolis Recorder's entertainment poll. That was also the year he issued his debut single for Chicago's Chess Records.

Community Connection Thursday, March 7th, 2024 Today on Community Connection, it's National Consumer Protection Week! We welcome Charo Boyd from the Social Security Administration in observance of today's “National Slam The Scam” Day! Then, it's time for a sports update from the Indianapolis Recorder's own, Danny Bridges! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 Open Lines to kick off today's rendition of Community Connection. We are then joined by internationally renowned dramatic soprano, Angela Brown as well as the Indianapolis Opera General Director, David Starkey as they tell us all about their upcoming sowing of Charlie Parker's Yardbird! We keep the fun rolling as Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges joins us for his weekly sports update!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, February 15th, 2024 Tragedy strikes yet again in America's heartland. Today on Community Connection, we open the show discussing the mass shooting which took place at the Kansas City Chief's Celebratory Parade and what it will take to implement common sense gun control laws.  We shift gears in our second hour as we are joined by the wife of the late great Basketball legend Mel Daniels' wife, Ce-Ce Daniels as she highlights a special memorial event taking place this All-Star Weekend. We then welcome our resident sports guru, the Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges to get his recap on the Big Game, his thoughts about All-Star Weekend, and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, February 8th, 2024 On today's Community Connection, CEO of Helping Veterans and Families Emmy Hildebrand joins us to give vital information about her company and how they aid homeless and at-risk veterans with acute needs such as housing & employment assistance. Then, our resident sports guru, Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges returns with reactions to the NBA trade deadline & The Big Game on Sunday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday, January 25th, 2024 Open Lines on today's episode of Community Connection as we cover a range of topics including a new execution method being used by the State of Alabama, the Black National Anthem, and more! Featuring sports with the Indianapolis Recorder's own, Danny Bridges!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday January 18th, 2024 Today on Community Connection, Tina sits down with the Indianapolis Office of Public Health & Safety's Clinician-Led Community Response Team, who are taking the reigns from IMPD in cases of mental health crisis. Follow us as we dig into their plan & process. We are then joined by our resident sports guru, the Indianapolis Recorder's own Danny Bridges, covering a wild week in sports! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday January 11th, 2024 Radio One's own David Gray joins us in covering a multitude of topics, including national politics, community events, and more! We are then joined by the dynamic Danny Bridges of the Indianapolis Recorder to recap an eventful week in sports! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Echoes of Avenue learn about the history of Indianapolis Recorder's midnight Christmas benefit concerts at the Walker Theatre.  The concerts featured up to 60 acts and ran from midnight until 6 in the morning. Some of the greatest jazz, funk, and R&B musicians in Naptown performed at the midnight Christmas shows — including Wes Montgomery, Thurston Harris and Slide Hampton. But the entertainment wasn't limited to music alone — there were drag queens, burlesque dancers, fire-eaters, snake handlers, body builders and comedians. The concerts developed from the Indianapolis Recorder Cheer Fund. Established in 1929, the Cheer Fund was an annual holiday fundraiser that supported families in financial need. During the 1930s the Cheer Fund evolved into a benefit concert. These concerts attracted star performers, including the legendary tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson who performed at the Recorder's 1938 benefit show. The Recorder's midnight Christmas benefit concerts thrived until the 1980s. Listen to interviews with Indianapolis musicians and media personalities who performed at the Christmas benefit shows, including Henry Hinch, Josephine Cheatham, Rodney Stepp, Reggie Gammon, Debbie Nelson, Tyrone Caldwell, Richard Hamilton, Eunice Trotter, Geno Shelton and the late Joe Trotter.

Community Connection Thursday December 7th 2023   9th Annual Citywide Christmas Musical | Sunday December 10th, 6PM - 8:30 PM (Doors Open at 5:30 PM) | At Mt. Carmel Church 9610 E. 42nd St. Indianapolis, IN  Event Link:https://www.facebook.com/events/1052802019088951/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22external_search_engine%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22groups_highlight_units%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D "Our featured guest is National Gospel Recording Artist, Earnest Pugh. Also featuring performances by The City-Wide Mass Choir, Andreye Speed & Co., and BRAVE! Featured directors: Lamar Campbell, Sherri Garrison, Rev. Jason Powell, L LeBron Wilson & Diane White Davis. All monetary donations will benefit the E3 project and Brave Arts Inc."  Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport's Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live For His Weekly Sport's Segment On Community Connection!  Subscribe to the Indianapolis Recorder here:https://indianapolisrecorder.com/?fbclid=IwAR2u9l-8z99euEYMu8ad2pvSLE08Sy7ALEna9MZFeBtHv9G_nstjheCLpx8See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday November 9th 2023   IndyGo Offering $3,000 Signing Bonuses for Bus Drivers and Mechanics!" IndyGo is now offering a $3,000 signing bonus for new hires applying to become a bus driver (coach operator) or mechanic. This incentive is in direct response to the ongoing driver shortage and aims to rightsize the agency's workforce." Signing Bonus Information: https://www.indygo.net/indygo-launches-signing-bonuses.../ Hurry, this offer will end Dec. 31, 2023 Apply Here: https://www.indygo.net/employment/?utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=PR%3a_IndyGo_Implements_Signing_Bonuses_for_Bus_Drivers_and_Mechanics&utm_medium=email Other benefits available include: Coach operators (after training): $21+/hour the first year, Coach operators: Paid training (for CDL and IndyGo training), Mechanics: $27+/hour starting pay, Full-time positions with guaranteed 40 hours per week and overtime potential, Medical, dental and vision insurance, Free onsite wellness clinic for employees and their families, Retirement plans.Local work and no overnight travel, Free IndyGo transportation for employees and their families, Federal Loan Forgiveness Program.   Ain't Nothing Like Family - Ms. Wilkins Goes To The Club | This Saturday November 11th (Doors Open At 6:00 PM & Show Starts At 7:00 PM) | At The Warren Performing Arts Center 9500 E 16th St. Door 27 Indianapolis, IN 46229 Presented By The The Warren Performing Arts Center We Spoke Live To Terri Host, The Writer, Producer, Director and Founder of Host Productions Tickets Available Here: https://www.onthestage.tickets/.../64e8c34e9cbff10e41.../... About The Show: "Come out and enjoy a night of fun and laughter as Host Productions present a play Ain't Nothing Like Family- Ms. Wilkins Goes To The Club!! In this hilarious play a family shows what it means to stick together in this present time and let their faith get them through troubled times. The mother of Pastor Carol however has a way of responding in this story that will have you laughing at every turn, with a few inspirational moments that will touch every heart!" Event Info:https://www.facebook.com/events/202766735925148/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport's Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live For His Weekly Sport's Segment On Community Connection! Subscribe to the Indianapolis Recorder here: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/?fbclid=IwAR2MSkG7Z4TXUEvxADvR4PPgbvfMkILAwNWaiJdq3BdZpqEZBnGZR1c4haA  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forty Six Flats is being built through a partnership between the city, the developer, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and nonprofit Partnership for Affordable Housing.  National experts say hospital mergers contribute to Indiana's high healthcare costs.  Indiana tax revenues were steady in the first quarter of the new fiscal year.    WFYI and the Indianapolis Recorder sent election surveys to this year's Indianapolis City-County Council candidates, for both contested and uncontested races.  You can read each candidate here.  Indianapolis protests call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org/news and follow us on social media to get comprehensive analysis and local news daily.  Subscribe to WFYI News Now wherever you get your podcasts. Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Darian Benson, Abriana Herron, and Kendall Antron with support from Sarah Neal-Estes.  

Community Connection Thursday October 19th 2023   2023 Eastern Star Church Revival! Tuesday, October 24th At 7:00 PM At The Fishers, IN Campus; 8850 E. 106th Street, Fishers, IN 46037. Wednesday October 25th At Noon & 7:00 PM At The Main Campus, 5750 E. 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46218. And Thursday, October 26th At 7:00 PM At The Cooper Road Campus 5805 Cooper Road, Indianapolis, IN 46228. About : "Get ready for revival! Join us as the dynamic Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, and musical artists Pastor DeAndre Patterson, RiZen, and Bishop Paul S. Morton minister to our souls. You don't want to miss this powerful experience!" Learn More Here: https://www.easternstarchurch.org/events/revival2023?fbclid=IwAR2uWcWWeSpek3H730hkAISlxDvwYR4SZBFKAeyBU6UkfUGUBIJXSPCo-fo   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport's Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live For A Sport's Segment On Community Connection! Indianapolis Recorder: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/?fbclid=IwAR04fvoSYDunJgVXNP6IyV4S1bdSkR3YWTQ3CiLR6hiLtanmjMfntpkpfLY  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday July 20th 2023   Vice President Kamala Harris Delivered The Keynote Address Live In Indianapolis, IN Live For The 56th National Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Convention   Jesus Girl Summit 2023 - Transcend Wednesday, Aug 2nd , 7:30 PM - Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 2:00 PM EDT VSU Multi-Purpose Arena, 20809 2nd Avenue, Petersburg, VA, 23803 Event Information: https://www.jesusgirlsummit.com/ About The Summit: "This year's Medina Pullings Jesus Girl Summit is making its grand return to Richmond, Virginia, for four days filled with activation, impartation, fun, fellowship, family, and panels on business, finance, and mental health. The Medina Pullings Jesus Girl Summit will serve as a safe space for women, men, girls, and boys to come together and fellowship about topics and issues that are impacting us as we Transcend in every area of life. A preview of this year's speakers will be Pastor Rod Parsley, Pastor Keion Henderson, Prophetess Lesley Osei, Apostle Joshua Giles, Apostle Ryan Lestrange, Bishop RJ Matthews, Prophetess Cycelia Matthews, Jekalyn Carr, Todd Dulaney, David & Nicole Binion, and more to come along with the Summit Singers."   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport's Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live! Indianapolis Recorder: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Gp_7Qrqf63pgDN67zsBCDwCN7whS02yoyNgKqQoNyD7nCVDFmwwGUtJE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday July 6th 2023   Eagle Valley Meadows Joined Us Live On Community Connection To Speak On What Their Facilities Offer! Eagle Valley Meadows Offer:Rehabilitation, Memory Care, Long-Term Care, Respite Care, and Hospice Care About: "Caring people make the difference at Eagle Valley Meadows. You can feel it the minute you walk into our community and meet our staff. They are experts in senior care who are not just doing a job, but following a calling. They are here to help you and your family find answers, solutions and peace of mind. In fact, they become an extension of your family." For More Info: (317) 739-4671 https://www.asccare.com/community/eagle-valley-meadows/#     Jump in for Healthy Kids Spoke On The 5-2-1-0 Everyday Program For Kids! About: "Healthy Indy Kids, your connection to getting and staying healthy! By taking four simple steps every day (or at least MOST days), you can chose healthier habits that can pay off your whole life long. You're probably already doing some of them!" 5: Eat five servings of fruit and vegetables. Fill up your plate with fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables – they're all good for you 2: Be on your screen two hours or less for recreational use. That means your phone, tablet, and TV. Screen time can interfere with getting enough physical activity and can lead to mindless snacking. 1: Get at least an hour of physical activity. Physical activity can mean a lot of things – walking, playing sports, running, climbing at the playground, biking with your friends, or dancing around the house with your family. 0: Drink zero sugar-sweetened beverages. Stick with water or milk for hydration and stay away from soda pop, sports drinks (they are surprisingly high in sugar!), sugary coffee drinks, and even fruit juice. More Info: https://www.jumpinforhealthykids.org/healthyindykids/ Phone Guests: Megan Mckinney Cooper - Communications DirectorJump in for Healthy Kids Marjorie Hennessy - Project and Policy Manager for Health by Design   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport's Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live On Community Connection! Don't forget to subscribe to the Indianapolis Recorder as well! https://indianapolisrecorder.com/      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday June 15th 2023   FREE CommUNITY Walk | Saturday June 17th At 9:00 AM |Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist church 5502 East 38th St. 46218 Register Here: https://www.walkitout.us/community-walk-registration Improve Immune System/Lose Weight/Reduce Stress/Accountability Groups Purpose: Lower High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, High Cholesterol, Obesity, Poor Health Lose Weight - Natural & Effective Other Festivities: Free Food, Book Mobile, Horse Show, Skaters, Fire Department Phone Guests: Gloria Graves - Greater St. Mark Baptist Church Michael Banks - MXB & Associates   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport's Reporter Danny Bridges Joined Us Live On Community Connection For His Weekly Sports Segment! Subscribe to the Indianapolis Recorder here: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/?fbclid=IwAR2JVcpAXNfI05sgeMEkRGuEACsWWVyJ0JWAW4ypV9tpcGy4CBXidLlOG8U  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday March 16th 2023   Danita Hoskin (Danita 4 Indy) Joined Us Live As A City County Council District 8 Candidate (D). She Asked For Your Vote! Learn More: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090348250079 Her Platform is, "Public Safety, Affordable Housing and Access to food." Contact: (317) 934-8660 danita4indy@gmail.com   Rosemary Turentine Joined Us Live As A City County Council District 6 Candidate (D). She Asked For Your Vote! Campaign Email: rosemaryturentine@gmail.com   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live For His Weekly Sports Segment! Checkout the Indianapolis Recorder here: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WISH-TV hosted its latest Health Spotlight town hall special, “Racism is a Public Health Crisis”, a theme adapted by more than 250 governments, including six in Indiana. George Mallet talks to WISH-TV News Director, Al Carl, about the hourlong special which hosted leaders from four of the top health care systems in Indianapolis: Community, IU, Eskenazi and Franciscan. They answered questions about what they're doing to address racial disparities and inequity in health care.WISH-TV presented the special in conjunction with the Greater Indianapolis Branch of the NAACP, and the Indianapolis Recorder. They've held these events the past two years, but this was the first time it's been on television.The special also publicly revealed new data discovered by this community project over the first two years.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Community Connection Thursday February 9th 2023   Georgetown Historic Research Open House | This Friday (Tomorrow) Feb. 10th from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Jefferson County Public Library 420 W Main St, Madison, IN, United States, Indiana | Hosted By: Historic Preservation Graduate Students of Ball State University About: "Join us to share your stories of Madison and help us understand the community and Georgetown neighborhood."Please bring OLD photos of Georgetown or Madison! Madison, Indiana - Georgetown Neighborhood Survey: https://bsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0icVV0uhebsqopU   We Spoke About Valentines Day With Dr. Shelvy Keglar. Valentines Day Has Become A 26 Billion Industry! Guest: Dr. Shelvy Keglar, Founder And President Of The Midwest Psychological Center Midwest Psychological Center: https://www.midwestpsych.com/   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sport's Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live For His Weekly Sports Segment On Community Connection! Sign up for the Indianapolis Recorder here: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday January 12th 2023   Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Day Breakfast Celebration Monday January 16th from 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion: "The Plight of Black America Today: Where Do We Go From Here" Panelists: Robin Shackleford - Indiana State Representative Josh Riddick - Faith In Indiana Black Church Coalition Dr. Sean Huddleston - President of Martin University Dr. Theron Williams - Keynote Speaker/ Author/Pastor at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Dr. Clyde Posley Jr - Author/ Moderator Union District Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Chaplain Zeta Phi Chapter Phone Guest: Rev. Dr. Clyde Posley Jr - Sr. Pastor, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, MLK Day Breakfast Celebration   Martin Luther King Jr. AKA Day of Service "We Are One" Monday Jan. 16th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM The Christamore House - 502 North Tremont St. "As you drop off your donations, enjoy a cup of coffee and some pastries on us. If you are not sure what type of items to donate, please refer to the link below." https://tinyurl.com/weareonewishlist Donations Requested of: Diapers, Baby Wipes, Infant Toiletries, Infant Snacks, Blankets, Amazon List for Donations: Phone Guests: Rochelle Leavell - President of Chi Chi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorrority, Inc. Nataki Pettigrew - Vice President & Program Chair of Events for Chi Chi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.   Director of the Better Business Bureau Serving Central Indiana Jennifer Adamany Joined Us Live! Topics: Favor for a friend scam - "Fat Fingers" - Extra Money Surverys/Product Tester Scams Better Business Bureau - https://www.bbb.org/ BBB Scam Tracker: https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sports Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us for His Weekly Sports Segment On Community Connection. Indianapolis Recorder: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/ Topics: - College Football Championship, Playoffs, Damar Hamlin, Ballard/Colts Quandry,  Myles Turner, Lakers Trade Rumors, & Turner reportedly Exportedly slapping away interestin a contract with Extension with the Blue and GoldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue we'll explore the Indianapolis Recorder's midnight Christmas benefit concerts at the Walker Theatre. We'll be featuring interviews with several Indianapolis musicians who performed at the Christmas benefit shows, including Henry Hinch, Josephine Cheatham Manns, Reggie Gammon, and the late Joe Trotter. We'll also talk with Eunice Trotter, the former owner of the Indianapolis Recorder, and the legendary Indianapolis disc jockey Geno Shelton. Trotter and Shelton organized the Christmas benefit show during the 1980s.  

BIO:Sip & Share Wines is a boutique winery producing a diversity of handcrafted vegan wines. We're passionate about creating community with wine, especially for wine lovers often overlooked and underrepresented by the wine industry. Our wines are approachable to all palates, fun and made to sip and share. Purchase a bottle or join the wine club at sipandsharewines.com.In January 2019, Sip & Share Wines released the 7 Words Wine Collection, all of the wines are vegan. In January 2020, we released the Gem Collection of limited production wines.Sip & Share Wines Conjure Zinfandel was featured in Forbes Magazine as one of the 10 drinks for the summer. Nicole Kearney, Sip & Share Wines' Winemaker/Founder was named one of 40 African American Tastemakers (Under/Over 40) by Sabrina Jackson.We've participated in The Hue Society's  The Black Wine Experience wine tasting and Roses & Rose' Brunch at Essence Fest in 2019 and 2018 in New Orleans. Being there lead to being named by Kiarra Sylvester as one of “5 Black- Owned Wines You Should Be Sipping Right Now” published on Xonecole.com.The Indianapolis Recorder has followed our growth with two stories that show where we are now and where we began.Nicole's serious relationship with wine began in 2008, when she attended graduate school for her Master in Fine Arts (MFA) in Dramatic Writing at Spalding University, Low Residency MFA program, in Louisville, Kentucky. Surrounded by writers of all genres – playwrights, screenwriters, fiction, non-fiction, and poets they shared about their lives and craft while sipping wine. Over two years, they would continue to sip and share wines with each other. It was there her passion for wine knowledge and the spark for her future endeavor was ignited.In 2011, Nicole's good friend Mark gifted her a 32 bottle wine refrigerator as a housewarming gift. Of course, she had to fill it! She had a party asking people to bring wine. She gave them some parameters (She drank red almost exclusively at that time) and sent her friends on a wine hunt around town. It was an incredible success. Her guests got to try different wines and her wine chest was magically filled. Little did she know, she had just hosted her first home wine tasting.In December 2013, her friend Niesha invited her to a wine tasting. She accepted without hesitation. The hostess, Marla graciously welcomed Nicole into her home. The wine tasting was fantastic, conducted by an independent representative of a national home wine tasting company. Nicole tasted new wines, beginning a love affair with South African wines. The group of women she was introduced to that night bonded over their enjoyment of wine. They decided to host a party monthly at each other's homes.In January 2014, Nicole's friend had a wine tasting in her home. The time for the tasting to begin was approaching, Nicole asked “Where was the ‘wine lady?' Her friend answered she didn't know. She had not talked to her in a month. Having a house full of guests, Nicole gathered a few of her wines then called a friend, Taffanee and asked to “borrow” a few more bottles. She brought a case. That night Nicole became ‘The Wine Lady.'Nicole guided the guests through a tasting of twelve wines from around the world, sharing what she learned with others. That night she helped many people find their way from, “I only drink…” to, “Wow, this wine is delicious.” This  gave me great pleasure. Her friends suggested she consider getting into the wine business. She started doing some initial research, then moved on with my life. She had plays and streaming series to finish writing.Her interest in being in the wine industry was refueled in Spring 2015 after several incidents occurred at corporate wine tastings – her name not being on the attendee list, her guests almost being turned away, being seated in the back and continuously told to be quiet despite her wine tribe purchasing a lot of wine. The spark was reignited.In June 2016, Nicole attended Open Bite Night, a community block party to support a friend. I mentioned to a friend, Niesha, “There should be a vendor who only sells adult beverages.” She said, “Why not you?” A few weeks later, Niesha contacted me to let me know she had registered me for the event.  There was no charge for first-time participants and they provided the table and chairs. I decided to no longer put off my dream and step out on faith. “Sip & Share Wines” was born.On October 1, 2016, Sip & Share officially opened for business at Open Bite Night: Ridiculous. We SOLD OUT of our handcrafted Red and White Sangrias (now Abundance and Awaken). The Sangrias quickly gained a following, from being served by-the-glass out of a punch bowl to people wanting more than a glass to enjoy as they checked out the various vendors at the different events where we set up.Enter Mason jars with straws in the lids. It was a hit! Then folks begin to ask to take Sip & Share Sangrias home with them. In March 2018, Sip & Share Wines became a licensed federal winery and began the process of producing a diversity of vegan wines.Gratitude to everyone who has supported, continues to support and those who will support Sip & Share Wines on our journey. Stay tuned, sign up for our newsletter. You don't want to miss our next move.Creating Community With Wine

Community Connection Thursday October 27th 2022   Democratic City County Counselor District 9 William "Duke" Oliver Joined Us Live! He spoke on voting and rights in Marion County. What you need to know: https://vote.indy.gov/ He also spoke on Emmett Till. The Exhibit, The Movie, etc.   Eskenazi Health Center Of Hope  About: "The Eskenazi Health Center of Hope is dedicated to caring for victims of sexual assault and family violence. Working with local law enforcement, all statements and protective orders can be made on-site without leaving the Eskenazi Health main campus." Eskenazi Health Center Of Hope: https://www.eskenazihealth.edu/health.../center-of-hope For more information, please contact the Eskenazi Health Center of Hope at 317.880.8006 or 317.880.9189.RN, Program Manager At Center of Hope at Eskenazi Rebecca Navarro, Joined Us Live!   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sports Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live For Our Weekly Sports Segment! Indianapolis Recorder: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Dixon is a photographer based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. He covers the NFL, NBA, WNBA, and college basketball for the Indianapolis Recorder. He discusses his career beginnings with Jimmy and the financial cost to get started in photography. He also emphasizes the importance of mentors and building relationships in sports media. Finally, David reflects on some classic moments in his career, including Christian Watford's game-winning buzzer beater against Kentucky at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jbkonair/support

Community Connection Thursday October 6th 2022   Steps To Expungement Event | This Saturday Oct. 8th, 10 AM - 4PM | 1806 Columbia Ave Indianapolis, IN 46202- Presented By The Indianapolis Office of Public Health & Safety Expungement Screening Expungement Processing First Come, First Serve Also On Site: Voter Registration Job Oppertunities Food Resources Housing Resources Phone Guest: Carlette Duffy - Deputy Director of Programming and Management At The City of Indianapolis Office of Public Health & Safety   The Better Business Bureau Serving Central Indiana Teaches Us Pertinent Info On Catching Scams! Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker: https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker The Director Of Communication Jennifer Adamany Joined Us Live! Topics: How to spot an impersonator in your text messages BBB Investigation into online scams etc.   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sports Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live For His Weekly Sports Segment! Subscribe To The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Here:https://indianapolisrecorder.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday August 25th 2022   Martin University Second Annual Draft Day! TOMORROW, Friday August 26th 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM The Father Boniface Hardin Gathertorium, 2186 North Sherman Drive in Indianapolis About: "Martin University will host the second annual Draft Day with Martin Works academy students, where students are “drafted” by employer partnerships for a paid apprenticeship, which prepares each student with real-life skills and work readiness." More: "This event will recognize and celebrate the students within the Martin Works program as they sign their contracts to work with employer partners to conduct their internship, hoping to become potential hired employees with their selected employer partners. All assignments will begin immediately or following the Labor Day holiday." Martin University Director Of Career Development Tony Cunningham Joined Us Live On Community Connection!   We Talked Student Loans With Lodriguez Murray Sr. VP Of Public Policy & Government Affairs With The UNCF (United Negro College Fund).   Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sports Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live On Community Connection. Subscribe To The Indianapolis Recorder Here: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/subscribe/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's Good, friends?! In this episode, I catch up with fellow Indianapolis Recorder newspaper alum Brea (Breanna) Cooper. We talk about what it's like to leave the journalism field to pursue other avenues of storytelling along with a few other topics. Shout out to Brea for reminding me to replace my beloved flying saucer earrings. :) About Brea: Breanna Cooper is a press secretary for Indiana House Democrats. She previously worked as a reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder, NUVO and Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. Connect with her on Twitter at @BreannaNCooper Connect with me at ebonychappel.com

Community Connection Thursday July 7th 2022   Indiana Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan Webinar VIRTUAL EVENT | Wed, July 13th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  About: "Join the Indiana Department of Transportation for a virtual session to learn about Indiana's EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan."  Indiana House District 94 Rep. Cherrish Pryor Joined Us Live!  Event Info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indiana-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-deployment-plan-webinar-tickets-378079374587?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&fbclid=IwAR1b-Q4iqfGM1PL9NTK8LyQ4ikMnBf3zDh9n7wOZNmY3SVuN3ZqbX7Nll60  Phone Guest:Rep. Cherrish Pryor - Indiana House District 94, (D)   The Indianapolis Urban League and ADL Midwest (Anti Defimation League Midwest) Have Collaborated To Spark A Hate Crime Law In Indiana. Article: https://chicago.adl.org/a-hate-crime-law-in-indiana-is.../ Phone Guests: Mark Russell - Director of Advocacy & Family Services Indianapolis Urban League Suzanne Rothenberg - Associate Regional Director Strategy And Growth Indiana Community Engagement ADL Midwest (Anti-Defamation League)   Indianapolis Recorder Sports Writer Danny BridgesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday June 2nd 2022 Indianapolis Recorder Sport's Writer Danny Bridges CPR & First Aid Training "Emergencies leave us feeling helpless, but they don’t have to. Take two minutes to learn Hands-Only CPR™ now. 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes. When a person has a cardiac arrest, immediate CPR can double or triple their chance of survival. Prepare to save a life, find a CPR course near you today." Find a class near you: https://cpr.heart.org/en/course-catalog-search Now through June 7th, the American Heart Association is recognizing National CPR and AED Awareness week. Phone Guest: Tim Harms - Senior Director Of Communications American Heart Association Bruce Richardson - CPR Survivor Find Your Family, Know Your Roots - Free Genealogy Assistance and discussion about the importance of oral history in Black family genealogy with the Harrison Center This Saturday, June 4th 1:00pm - 4:00pm About: "Bring family photos and join author/historian Eunice Trotter, genealogy expert Charles Barker, and photographer/historian William Rasdell for a workshop presentation followed by professional genealogical assistance from the Indiana African American Genealogy Group to help you start your family tree." Event information: https://attend.indypl.org/event/6688695 Phone Guest: Joanna Taft - Executive Director at the Harrison Center for the Arts Eunice Trotter - Journalist, Author, Community ActivistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we’ll look back at the Indianapolis Recorder’s “Dream Band” contest, which invited readers to vote for their favorite Naptown musicians, to be included in the newspaper’s “Dream Band."

(00:00-04:48) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday live at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and opens the show by recapping last night's 2-0 victory for the Indy Eleven's women team, previewing today's guest lineup, and updates you on some notes in the Premiere League. (07:49-20:56) - Head Coach Mark Lowry joins Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw and recaps the loss from last week that ended the four match winning streak, what to expect from Solomon Asante tonight in his first match for the club, and breaks down tonight's opponent in New York Red Bulls II. (23:57-37:21) - Player/Assistant Coach Grace Bahr from the Indy Eleven W League team joins Rake following a 2-0 win in Louisville last night to recap the huge win for the team, how spectacular Katie Soderstrom has been for the team through three matches this season, and shares what a typical day is like for her since she is a player and a coach. (40:22-48:09) - Greg Rakestraw returns from break and shifts his conversation to the United States Men's National Team by going over the commitments that Gregg Berhalter has received in the last couple days along with a quick break down of where each of the players are coming from. (51:10-56:48) - Live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Greg Rakestraw is joined by Dan Bridges from the Indianapolis Recorder to give an explanation how he fell in love with soccer and Rake gives a quick update on the standings in the Premiere League in connection to the upcoming schedule of matches.

The Made in Indy podcast welcomes award-winning journalist & editor of the Indianapolis Recorder, Oseye Boyd. As editor, Oseye has launched a new engagement strategy that has attracted more readers as well as created a deeper rapport with local businesses and organizations which has raised the profile of the iconic publication in our community. Oseye recalls the events in her life that prompted her to pursue her passion for journalism, and we explore her ‘aha moment' together. She reveals how performing as a narrator during a school play has guided the trajectory of her career. We dive into her current role at The Recorder, and how it feels like a full circle moment to return to the publication where she received her full time role as a reporter. The seasoned veteran induldges us and answers the question, “What makes a good story?” Later, Oseye shares her insight and advice for anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in journalism. Listen to our full conversation below + Check out the latest issue of The Indianapolis Recorder here & Keep up with all things Oseye by following her twitter here.

Community Connection Thursday April 28th 2022 Celebrity Physician, Author, ”Plant Power: Flip Your Plate, Change Your Weight” Dr. Ian Smith Joined Us Live!" Get The Book Here!: https://doctoriansmith.com/ About the book:"For dieters who want to utilize the benefits of fruits, vegetables, and complex carbs―without eliminating the meat, dairy, fish, and fats they love―Dr. Ian K. Smith’s new book Plant Power delivers the most flavorful and favorable plant-based foods to their plates. In a detailed but easy-to-implement four-week program, readers will, day-by-day, flip their diet from 70% meat/30% plants to 30% meat/70% plants, leading to natural and pain-free weight loss, keeping them feeling full and satisfied." Democratic Senate District 46 Candidate Karla Lopez Owens Joined Us Live On Community Connection! Campaign Website: https://www.klo4change.com/ About The Candidate: "My name is Karla Lopez Owens and I’m seeking to represent the people of District 46 at the Indiana State Senate. I am not a politician, I am a resident of the district who believes in the power of our community to advocate for the change we need. I come from a working-class, immigrant family who has lived in Indianapolis for 20+ years. I also am a home owner in the near east side of Indianapolis. From a young age, I have advocated for progressive causes like human rights, fair wages, and voter empowerment. I’m running a grassroots campaign focused on improving the lives of my family and neighbors. Join us in creating a community-led movement." "Prioritizing People Over Profit" Night Without A Bed - A fundraising campaign for Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.Because every child deserves a home. Donate Here: https://www.givegab.com/campaigns/night-without-a-bed-indy-2022?fbclid=IwAR2GtOZxe5GYyDCTwfxj0KksqiilTEQlt04JM8L_fshs9L9gnRYObpONMO0 "Community "sleepout" planned for 7pm that April 30 at University United Methodist Church (5959 Grandview Dr., Indianapolis, 46260). We'll have a presentation that night with actual first-person stories of families’ paths from homelessness to housing, a DJ, fire pits/s’mores, and T-shirts (available for drive thru pick up 5-7:15p). We'll also award plaques for the teams with the most donors, highest fundraising total, and most creative sleepout. (Register to attend the community sleepout by emailing info@fpgi.org.)" Mike Chapuran Director at , Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis Joined Us Live! #nightwithoutabed Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Sports Writer Danny Bridges Joined Us Live On Community Connection! Indianapolis Recorder: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community Connection Thursday April 21st 2022 Open Lines for the 1st half of the show! 2nd half we discussed sports with Indianapolis Recorder Sports Writer Danny Bridges!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the first month of 2022 comes to a close we take a look back at the news of January, as we keep close watch on what is happening at the Indiana Statehouse. Breanna Cooper, Staff Writer at The Indianapolis Recorder brings up to speed on several bills including HB 1134, HB 1041, and SB13.

This week we’ll look back at the Indianapolis Recorder’s midnight Christmas benefit shows at the Walker Theatre. Starting in the 1930s, the annual concerts ran from midnight until six in the morning.

Brandon and Jonathan recap the week in sports and news.  The guys talk NFL, College Football, NBA and MLB Postseason.  The guys catch up with Indianapolis Recorder writer Danny Bridges again and also interview Ball State Alum Tameka Borders!!    Thanks for listening!!

Even though a lot of small businesses are surviving during the pandemic, a few others have failed. With minority businesses facing broader challenges, Indy Chamber representatives hope providing support and partnering with the Indianapolis Recorder helps build a more economically inclusive city.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During the 1860s and '70s, "colored schools" (the term used during that era) began to open in Indiana. State laws required Black students to be educated in schools separate from their white counterparts. In 1886, the ceremony for the first graduate of Vincennes Colored High School in southwestern Indiana sparked a national controversy when whites boycotted the event, according to an article in the spring issue of Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, the magazine published by the Indiana Historical Society. The article's author is acclaimed journalist, historian and researcher Eunice Trotter, who will be Nelson's guest to share insights about the ways Indiana cities handled the education of African American youth during the late 19th century. During the 1870s, the first African-American student graduated from a predominantly white high school in Indianapolis. Mary Rann graduated from Indianapolis High School (later renamed Shortridge High School) in 1876. While much about her background and the milestone event is unknown, "it did open the way for others," Eunice writes. The high school graduation 10 years later of Vincennes resident Grace Brewer was much more widely publicized because of the boycott of the citywide commencement by many white residents. They included pastors of local churches and business leaders as well as their teenage sons and daughters who were scheduled to graduate from Vincennes High School. Although Grace Brewer became the first African American to graduate from a high school in Knox County, Eunice writes, "Many local Blacks [previously] had received individual education through schools tied to churches and went on to African-American colleges before Brewer's time." In Vincennes and other Indiana cities, Black families had been complaining about the inadequate facilities and resources at the "colored schools." In her commencement address, Grace Brewer courageously described many of these challenges. Also in 1886, a Black student in the Ohio River town of Vevay had completed her high school studies at a white school, but school board members "refused her the privilege of graduating with members of her class," according to Eunice's article. In Washington, Ind., objections from white students to including a Black classmate in their graduation exercises meant that two commencements were held. Our guest Eunice Trotter has had a long and distinguished journalism career that has included serving as the first African-American editor at the Indianapolis Star (her jobs included assistant city editor and assistant business editor) and a stint as publisher of the Indianapolis Recorder. In 2017, Eunice was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Although she grew up in Indianapolis, Eunice has deep ancestral roots in Vincennes. In 1821, her ancestor Mary Bateman Clark and an attorney sued her employer to gain release from a long-term "indentured servitude" contract that courts ruled was, in actuality, slavery. Eunice coordinated efforts to get a historic marker at the Knox County Courthouse in recognition of Mary Bateman Clark's precedent-setting case. In 2010, she discussed the landmark case on a Hoosier History Live show about slave trials during the 1820s in Indiana.

Controversy at the Library! Indianapolis Recorder reporter Breanna Cooper has been covering claims of discrimination and calls for change at the Indianapolis Public Library. The allegations include racism particularly against Black Women in various levels of leadership…along with claims of discrimination to staff and guests of other races. This all first exploded at a virtual board meeting last month and since then there have been calls from union members and library staff for a change in library leadership. Breanna Cooper from the Indianapolis Recorder joins us on our live line this morning to explain what's going on and what the library is saying. READ BREANNA'S REPORTING HERE: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/author/breanna-cooper/ 7-House and ArtWay hosts PardiWay on Thursday It is Pardi Week in Indianapolis! We've told you about the big Garden Pardi our friends at Be Nimble are hosting this Saturday. The proceeds of that event help fund start-up companies for Black business owners in Indianapolis. Leadring up to that sold out event is week of events for you to visit. There was a black-owned clothing summit last night…today is “Sunday Funday” with Wine, Music and Food tasting today from 2 to 5 pm. Friday features a Pop-up Sip and Shop with local business owners showcasing their music, food, fashion and more. But before that on Thursday is PardiWay The Festival it's a collaborative art show but with a twist. From 7pm until 11…organizers from the organization 7-House and ArtWay will host PardiWay featuring visual artists, creatives who are fashion oriented as well as culinary artists all under one roof while hearing your favorite hip-hop and R&B music. If you like art, food, fashion or music, PardiWay is where you need to be Thursday Night! Joining us on the Live Line this morning is Kenny Walton, he is the Founder of 7-House and ArtWay. Also on the line is Co-Founder Grant Simms, and Director of Marketing and Entertainment Dymond Spells. LEARN MORE ABOUT "PARDIWAY THE FEST" HERE: https://pardiwaythefest.splashthat.com/

Meet the trailblazing Hoosier journalist Eunice Trotter. She began writing for the Indianapolis Recorder as a teenager during the 1960s, eventually becoming the paper’s editor-in-chief and owner.

Christian is joined by the 2017 NBA Rookie of The Year, Malcolm Brogdon. They speak about the Brogdon Family Foundation, one of Malcolm's newest assets. This interview came about through Christian's involvement in the Indianapolis Recorder NextGen Sports. We learn what makes Malcolm so interested in community service, and how the Brogdon Family Foundation supports communities both in Indiana and Africa. Christian's Article on The Indianapolis Recorder: https://indianapolisrecorder.com/one-on-one-with-malcolm-brogdon/ Munch w/ Honeybunch Info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/munchhoneybunch/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/MunchHoneybunch Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@munchhoneybunch Got a Guest? Suggest it! https://forms.gle/k6xykXtM6W4y96Uk7 Other Listening Platforms: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zYlf2b6wLk4AGPZe_3tE_yY3vPEbNNDIcIMtmB6MLBc/edit?usp=sharing Music Producer: https://soundcloud.com/professor-simpleton Christian "Honeybunch" Oates linktr.ee/christian_oates --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Derrin is the humble Founder of ProAct Indy, an Indiana nonprofit organization, committed to standing in the gap for vulnerable youth and underserved communities, through human-centered social good. With a strong background in nonprofit management and research, training, and leadership, Derrin acts as the conduit between the needs of the community, and the individuals, partners, sponsors, and students that engage with ProAct. Under his servant leadership, the organization has engaged over 25,000 boys and girls, community leaders, and business professionals to value intentional community engagement and appreciate diversity and equity as an integral part of their lives. Derrin has coached/trained across the USA, as well as in Ireland, Ethiopia, Mali, Mexico & the UK. In this super fun, engaging and impactful episode, Derrin shares with Fabian Rodriguez and me, about losing yourself in the service of others, the power of vulnerability, redemption, and a moment while on a mission trip to Botswana, Africa that changed his life. Connect with Derrin on LinkedIn Check out Derrin's website Read Derrin's articles in the Indianapolis Recorder  Find out more about ProAct Indy Listen to Stood in The Gap podcast  Sponsors: Talevation Ninety.io Straticos Buy your copy of Level-UP To Professional: Second Edition

In this episode of Giving Voice, IHB historian Jill Weiss Simins talks to Adrianne Slash and Aaron Welcher, Indianapolis community leaders working on social justice issues. Slash serves on the board of the Civil Rights Commission and writes columns for the Indianapolis Business Journal and the Indianapolis Recorder. Welcher serves as the Programs & Communications Coordinator at the Jewish Community Relations Council and works to build coalitions of Jewish, Black, LGBTQ+, and other groups and faiths. Their important discussion in this episode considers how white Hoosiers can be allies for their Black neighbors in the ongoing struggle for civil rights, the responsibility of Jewish Hoosiers for continuing this work, and how people can get involved in the work that needs to be done in their own communities.

Welcome back to Fearless, Inspired and Free, a weekly conversation with Dana Wright and the women she has been fortunate to connect with to discuss their life's journey, the great things they are doing, overcoming life's obstacles, navigating their work and personal businesses; becoming Fearless in their actions, Inspired to live authentically and Free to live a life they choose! Fearless, Inspired and Free Podcast endeavors to build a community of learning, appreciation, encouragement, resilience, growth, acceptance, kindness and support! Today's guest is Tajuana L. Hill. She has continued to reinvent herself as she journeys through life. We discuss what she has learned about herself and the importance of doing things that bring you joy while exhibiting kindness in all that you do. In our discussion she stresses that you must always be yourself, and that to get something going you just have to BEGIN. Tajuana says if you aren't changing you aren't growing and that it's ok to evolve and trust yourself. She describes herself as a "Masterpiece Maker and a Creator of all things" and utilizes her natural talent of creativity to bring a painting twist to conferences, team building events and the painting parties. As an entrepreneur, she successfully started the Essence of Green Soy Candle Company and Essence of Green Publishing Company. She wrote and self-published “Mind Your Green Business (2011), Ten-aciously Green (2008), Paint Your Vision (2018) and Creating the Masterpiece in You Gratitude Journal (2018). Ten-aciously Green has been featured in two nationally published magazines; Sista-2-Sista and Upscale. As a visionary, in 2011, she started Mimosa and a Masterpiece, a paint and sip art studio in downtown Indianapolis. Mimosa and a Masterpiece was featured locally in the Indy Star, Indianapolis Recorder, WISH TV, and Indianapolis Monthly. She continues to run Mimosa and a Masterpiece online today. In 2013, Tajuana completed the Coach Training Intensive from the CAPP Institute of Coaching and Positive Psychology and is a Certified Personal and Executive Coach. In 2015, Tajuana was featured in an article in the nationally published Money Magazine, “What You Can Learn From 401(k) Millionaires in the Making.” In it she talked about the value of saving with compounding interest and why everyone needs several streams of revenue! In March 2016, Mimosa and a Masterpiece in a Box was launched. In 2018, Tajuana continued to increase her brand awareness by developing, “Creating the Masterpiece in You” which is an e-Course and speaking platform that she delivers. Tajuana values personal development and in 2019 enrolled in a 2 year personal development program further investing in herself. Deciding that it was imperative to use her voice, she developed and created “What the Quote Podcast”. WTQ podcast launched in July of 2020 and discusses the favorite quotes of her guests and encourages all to be create Kind Humans! Tajuana has a Bachelors of Science in Human Resource Management and a Master's of Science in Human Resource Development from Indiana State University. In addition to all of her accomplishments, she has been employed at Rolls-Royce Corporation for the past 23 years, and has been a UAW Trainer for the past 25 years. Follow Tajuana on Instagram at @wtq.podcast and @tajuanahill --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/danafif20/message

Cris Meadows is an award-winning workshop facilitator and keynote speaker. She is also the founder and President of the nationally acclaimed women's and young girls’ empowerment organization, Harvest Girls International, Inc. www.harvestgirls.com). Harvest Girls International Inc. has a Chapter in Atlanta, Georgia, called “Wow Atlanta.” Cris has over 20 years of public speaking experience, conference planning, workshop facilitation, and organizational structure. She offers the best in facilitating everyone who aspires to live a life of empowerment, confidence, and passion. Cris is a certified Life Coach, a certified team builder, an author, workshop presenter extraordinaire, and a much sought-after keynote speaker. Cris has received high honors for her work with women and young girls. She has received awards from The Indiana Commission for Women, "Torchbearer" Award, The Pine-Sol "Powerful Difference" Award, Ebony Magazine, "Sisterspeak" Honoree, The Indianapolis Professional Association Community Award, the "Association for Black Psychologist" Award, the "Trailblazer" Award the Awakening Conference, Chicago, ILL and "Women Reaching out Honoree," Indianapolis, Indiana to name a few. Cris has been featured in Sophisticated Living Magazine, Indianapolis, The Disciples of Christ Women’s Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and her poetic writings have been featured in the Indianapolis Recorder. Cris is co-author of the book “The Female Leader” experiences and life's challenges to empower others to live a life of transformation. She has collaborated with empowerment facilitators all over the United States. She is also co-author of the book “I Survived,” collaborated book of women who have overcome obstacles in life. Cris started an Internet Radio Talk Show and has hosted for over 10 years. Listen to Cris on her show "Transformation Begins with You" www.blogtlakradio.com/crismeadows Cris has attended Harrison College and has over 37 years in Corporate America in Management and Labor Relations. She also received her Lay Ministry Certificate in 1986 at Grace WorldOutreach in St. Louis, Mo. For more information or to contact Cris for speaking and workshop engagements, please call 317.891.HGI2 or email harvestgirlsinc@gmail.com If you would like to be on Worldly Church Girl The Podcast or Live, click on the following hyperlink… HOW DO I GET ON WCG?

Episode No. 485 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a holiday week clips episode featuring former curator and historian Kelli Morgan. Earlier this week, Charles Venable, the director of Newfields, the institution formerly and best known as the Indianapolis Museum of Art, resigned in the wake of the museum's publishing a series of racist job postings via the executive search firm m/Oppenheim. Once its racism became a national news story and after Venable resigned, Newfields released an institutional apology that said, "We are sorry. We have made mistakes. We have let you down. We are ashamed of Newfields' leadership and of ourselves. We have ignored, excluded, and disappointed members of our community and staff." The final event that instigated change in Indianapolis was a letter that called for Venable's resignation and major board reforms that was signed by 85 Newfields staffers. The instigating event of the public crisis at Newfields was the resignation of curator Kelli Morgan last summer. Morgan departed the museum via a much-circulated letter that specifically addressed the museum's racism and dedication to whiteness. Just before resigning, Moran she published an assessment of the art museum field titled "To Bear Witness: Real Talk about White Supremacy in Art Museums Today" in multiple venues, including in Burnaway and the Indianapolis Recorder.  Just before Morgan left Indianapolis, she joined host Tyler Green to discuss the challenges and opportunities within presenting permanent collection galleries of nineteenth-century American art when most American art museums’ collections of the period consist of primarily white artists. This week's episode is a re-airing of that conversation.

Don and Amy discuss the Strategies of Disconnection, a key concept in Relational-Cultural Theory about the practice of hiding parts of yourself in order to maintain relationships. Amy also talks with Don about some recent news items that land on the Racism Radar—including a Southern Baptist pastor and Bloomington's new Racial Equity Task Force—and makes a pitch to listen to the New York Times serial podcast about schools, Nice White Parents, hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt.Additional resources:"Bedford Man Arrested After Hiding Missing Juvenile" (WBIW, February 2, 2021)http://www.wbiw.com/2021/02/02/bedford-man-arrested-after-hiding-missing-juvenile/ "City of Bloomington seeks applications for resident-led Racial Equity Task Force" (Indiana Daily Student, by Christina Avery, January 27, 2021)https://www.idsnews.com/article/2021/01/bloomington-racial-equity-task-force "Racial Equity Task Force Application to Serve" (City of Bloomington)https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddYYYYVu8DAhIY2g9oXcb7O1hJq9NGt7ww47Tl53mrEybJHQ/viewform Nice White Parents podcast (Serial Productions)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nice-white-parents/id1524080195 "IU environmental project to begin at former shooting ranges" (IU News Room, June 12, 2003)https://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/1005.html "How I-65/70 shattered Black neighborhoods" (Indianapolis Recorder, December 27, 2018)https://indianapolisrecorder.com/c57d7e9c-09e4-11e9-b276-83369364ae4e/ Catalog of Terms (International Center for Growth and Connection)https://www.growthinconnection.org/catalog-of-terms-index "Justin Bieber & benny blanco - Lonely (Official Music Video)" (YouTube, by Justin Bieber, October 16, 2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOO2xGQ1Pc "Arlington pastor Dwight McKissic receives racist letter after leaving Southern Baptists of Texas Convention" (The Dallas Morning News, by Brandi Addison, February 3, 2021)https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2021/02/03/arlington-pastor-dwight-mckissic-receives-racist-letter-after-leaving-southern-baptists-of-texas-convention/Special thanks to BCC interns, Rylie Cook and Constance Johnson, for helping with research for this episode.Buy "Your Racist Friend" by They Might Be Giants on iTunes

Divorce:   A big word charged with so much emotion.  Tajuana is a  certified life coach, entrepreneur, owner of the art studio Mimosa and a Masterpiece and the host of What the Quote podcast.    She’s been featured in Money Magazine, the Indy Star, Indianapolis Recorder, WISH TV and has been divorced twice.   She addresses the voice within and talks about she has learned.  In addition, she discusses what to do again and what not to do again.   Pretty insightful.Contact Tajuana Hill  https://mimosa-masterpiece.com/What the Quote Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/.../what-the-quote/id1524694048Visit Aissa Hillebrand - Transformational Coach: www.gifttoshift.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GiftToShifthttps://www.instagram.com/gifttoshiftJoin the Squad at www.gifttoshift.com 

Brandon and Jonathan recap the week in sports and sports news.  The guys review Week 3 in the NFL and College Football weekend.  The guys preview the NBA Finals as the Lakers and Heat square off.  The guys talk MLB Postseason with Tyler Fenwick of the Indianapolis Recorder and more!  Thanks for listening!    Twitter: […]

Brandon and Jonathan bring you episode 132 as they discuss NBA Playoffs, NFL Week 2 recap and Week 3 preview.  The guys talk Colts better showing, NBA Conference Finals talk, and more! The guys have a special interview with sports journalist Danny Bridges of the Indianapolis Recorder as we talk Pacers Head Coaching search, Indycar […]

During the 1950s and '60s the Indianapolis Recorder held all-night Christmas concerts at the Walker Theatre. These concerts raised funds for families in need, and helped launch the careers of many Indianapolis musicians. Host Kyle Long speakes with several musicians who performed at these events.

During the 1950s and '60s the Indianapolis Recorder held all-night Christmas concerts at the Walker Theatre. These concerts raised funds for families in need, and helped launch the careers of many Indianapolis musicians. Host Kyle Long speakes with several musicians who performed at these events.

During the 1950s and '60s the Indianapolis Recorder held all-night Christmas concerts at the Walker Theatre. These concerts raised funds for families in need, and helped launch the careers of many Indianapolis musicians. Host Kyle Long speakes with several musicians who performed at these events.

Episode 11 REPLAY: This week we're chatting with Ebony Chappel, editor in chief of the Indianapolis Recorder about culture appropriation in the black and natural hair communities. Curly Conversations is a show that empowers women of color who embrace their naturally curly hair. Show topics include: Natural hair styling techniques, product recommendations, your weekly dose of confidence and more. This show is an expansion of ClassyCurlies.com, a natural hair and beauty website hosted by Victoria Davis. Follow us on social media for more natural hair and self confidence tips: @ClassyCurlies

Episode 11: This week we're chatting with Ebony Chappel, editor in chief of the Indianapolis Recorder about culture appropriation in the black and natural hair communities. Curly Conversations is a show that empowers women of color who embrace their naturally curly hair. Show topics include: Natural hair styling techniques, product recommendations, your weekly dose of confidence and more. This show is an expansion of ClassyCurlies.com, a natural hair and beauty website hosted by Victoria Davis. Follow us on social media for more natural hair and self confidence tips: @ClassyCurlies

Author, Faith McKinney shares her new book Schmingling -The Art of Being Well- Connected Through Blatant Self- Promotion with host Mary E. She will share her firsthand knowledge on the self-promotion that gets you noticed by your industry leaders and garner expert statusat the same time. Faith McKinney is known as The Great Connector and has helped individuals make connections with industry leaders in multiple industries including; race car driving, energy drinks, theater and music. An expert in Self-Promotion and featured in: The Wall Street Journal, Ebony magazine, CBS, The Indianapolis Recorder, Farnoosh.tv, Loop21, ICIndymag.com numerous books and articles. Faith has had dozens of interviews with such notables as: Ret. General Colin Powell, Hollywood Director of movies like: The Butler, Precious and Monsters Ball Lee Daniels, FUBU founder and fashion Guru J. Alexander Martin, Legendary newsman Dan Rather, CNN's Soledad O'Brien, musician Kirk Franklin, political commentator Tavis Smiley, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, actor Hill Harper, jazz musician George Benson and many more. Music by Jef Payne, Indianapolis Mary E. LaLuna, is the Creator/Producer, blogger, writer at ArtSees Diner dot com, ArtSees Productions, Champagne and LaLuna, to share your story contact her here.