For thirty-one years Mary Beth Bonaventura was the well respected head of the Juvenile Court in Lake County, Indiana’s second largest county. Her record of fairness and accomplishment won her kudos and plaudits from all sides of the political spectrum. Gov. Mike Pence appointed Judge Bonaventura to head the state’s troubled Department of Child Services […]
It began some fifteen years ago, in 1998. The first “experience” of its kind in the country where individuals could experience what it was like to journal along the Underground Railroad in the 1830’s in Indiana. A state that contained several major Underground Railroad routes to freedom for freed slaves. Officials from Connor Prairie, the […]
In the aftermath of the strong community outcry in 2012 about a proposal to place a statue of a freed slave in chains on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, community leaders came together to create a new, more collaborative process. The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee and The Arts Council of Indianapolis have commissioned artists to create […]
When Houston police spotted Landry Thompson (pictured left), a 13-year-old Tulsa, Okla., dancer in the company of two Black men, Josiah Kelly (pictured right), 22, her dance…
Today is Giving Tuesday and this unofficial holiday it can be a terrific way to remind ourselves and teach our children about the importance of…
A situation brewing in the Dominican Republic will potentially displace thousands of citizens of Haitian descent outside the country if a court ruling is upheld.…
Jawon Johnson (pictured), a Maryland teenager spent four days in jail in a case of mistaken identity last month, CBS Baltimore reports. SEE ALSO: Last…
Sarah Taylor is a veteran public servant. She served eight years as Marion County Clerk in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. She served as Director of Constituent Services for Mayor Greg Ballard for nearly six years. Now Gov. Mike Pence has given her a new responsibility – Executive Director of the State Lottery Commission […]
Influential, international superstar Prince will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the ESSENCE Festival with a Superdome headlining performance over Fourth of July weekend, it was…
Gospel star Marvin Sapp is making a list and checking it twice! Here he lands–not exactly on your rooftop–but he’s got a worthwhile musical gift just in…
As millions around the world observed AIDS Day on Sunday, Bishop T.D. Jakes’ The Potter’s House megachurch provided free HIV testing to hundreds of…
In the wake of the stunning, sudden resignation of Republican Indiana State Auditor Dwayne Sawyer after less than 4 months in office, people are asking do the Democrats have a candidate running? The answer is yes. His name is Mike Claytor, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). On Afternoons with Amos, Mike Claytor introduced himself to […]
