African-Americans have made lots of political breakthroughs in Marion County elections, but in 2014, for the first time in history, the Marion County Prosecutor could be African-American.  Veteran attorney Duane Merchant is the Republican candidate for Marion County prosecutor and faces Democratic incumbent Prosecutor Terry Curry in November. Merchant appeared live in his first Afternoons […]

A new documentary is hitting the airwaves on Thursday, revisiting what many consider to be America’s most controversial criminal trial, the murder trial of OJ Simpson. The film is called OJ: TRIAL OF THE CENTURY and “Access Indy” host & AM-1310 “Yolanda Adams Morning Show” news anchor, Kim Wells, sat down with the Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and native Hoosier, […]

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Marissa Williams, 19, was arrested and charged with solicitation of murder after asking a fictional man she met on Facebook to kill her family, reports…

The Indianapolis Association of Black Journalists (IABJ) is holding a Summer Multimedia Workshop for high school aged students June 22-28 at Butler University. This workshop is an opportunity for teens to learn print and broadcast journalism, social media, backpack journalism and public relations disciplines from this city’s media professionals and top-flight media professors in a residential collegiate setting. IABJ president and […]

On Monday, the White House hosted an event that serves as a lead-up to the White House Summit on Working Families coming later this month.…

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During the premiere of Think Like a Man Too, stars walking the red carpet shared their well wishes for comedian Tracy Morgan. Hip Hop Hollywood was…

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Comedians Huggy Lowdown, Chris Paul and Chris Thomas joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s edition of “Wildin’ Out Wednesday.” Martin asked the…

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Tuesday, a California judge ruled that teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional and infringe on students’ rights to an equal public education. Jeff Freitas, Russlyn Ali, Becky Pringle, Ron Busby…

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Charity Ann Johnson (pictured), a Texas woman arrested for posing as a 15-year-old to get in to high school, was released Tuesday, KLTV reports. SEE ALSO: Boko…

  A Note From Crouch  Family: Hello Friends, Per Sandra Crouch, our dear father in the contemporary gospel music, Pastor Andrae’ Crouch, is facing some…

It’s that time of year again where we honor the special man in our lives. Whether you’re celebrating your Dad, uncle, grandfather or stepDad, it’s…

Photo Credit: Elev8 “New At 2” is the new single by Tasha Page-Lockhart, the latest winner of BET’s ‘Sunday Best’. She’s also the daughter of…