Known for his work at radio station WTLC, for his gospel recordings and for founding the StarQuest talent competition, you can’t mention the name Al Hobbs without acknowledging the lives that he changed. Hobbs, known as “The Bishop,” was known for his authoritative presence yet gentle spirit. A professional artist, announcer, meeting planner, event coordinator and successful […]
Overcoming poverty and racism, Julia Carson served nearly two decades in the Indiana legislature and in an Indianapolis administrative office before winning election to the U.S. House in 1996. As the first African American and woman to represent the Indiana state capital, she focused on issues that affected working–class Americans, as she championed children’s issues, women’s […]
In celebration of Black History Month, DJ Mr. King and Cece will be dropping some rare, non-traditional Black History gems over the month of February. In today’s find, we celebrate Usain Bolt. In 2008, the Jamaican sprinter became the first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games. Bolt is the only […]
On day 35 of the government shutdown, TSA agents at John F. Kennedy airport were prompt for work on what was supposed to be pay-day. Their uniforms were neat and to professional standards listed in the TSA uniform policy. Despite the thick fog of unspoken truth gathered in Terminal 4, they were pleasant as they […]
Eleven years before Rosa Park took her famous seat on that Birmingham bus, Irene Morgan Kirkaldy refused to move, sparking a landmark supreme court case. One summer morning in 1944 Irene Morgan boarded a Greyhound bus in Gloucester, Va, where she took her seat in the ‘colored’ section and settled in for her four-hour trip to Baltimore, Md. A short […]
When it comes to representing change, no one did it better than Amos Brown III. Brown, a media presence and a leader in the African-American community in Indianapolis for 40 years, was the voice of “Afternoons with Amos” on AM 1310: The Light. Beyond his work on the air-waves, he also wrote a weekly column in a […]
Everyday we should find way to honor African Americans. However, like most people, Black History Month sis the beginning of that, as we start with 28 days to honor African Americans and the contributions they make to culture, including through literature. Over the years and even more so today, books provide a space for black […]