As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and CBSNews.com, women are currently out earning men in part time work. Although men, in general, continue…
The use of social media in today’s working environment is almost a necessity to stay on top of up to date trends, potential jobs and…
President Barack Obama met with African-American church and faith leaders at the White House to discuss the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The discussion with the President focused on how civil rights and equality are closely tied to voting rights and closing the gap on education, unemployment, and access to health care. The […]
National Urban League President Marc Morial visited Indy this week to address the annual Equal Opportunity Day Luncheon of the Indianapolis Urban League. Morial appeared live on Afternoons with Amos and talked about the stagnantly high Black unemployment rate in the country and what the Urban League and its affiliates are doing to combat that. […]
He’s been hard at work since the first week in January as the newest US Senator from Indiana. I sat down over the weekend with Senator Joe Donnelly and talked about a wide range of issues. The Senator told about his trip to Afghanistan to visit our troops and the concern he has about the […]
Indiana Governor Mike Pence visited Afternoons with Amos to talk with Amos and listeners about a wide range of issues. In his first visit to the program as Governor, Pence discussed a number of leading issues affecting Indiana, though time and again the Governor returned to what he said was the top issue for Hoosiers […]
Mayor Greg Ballard gave his fifth State of the City Speech and focused on eliminating panhandling from the downtown area and curbing panhandlers in other areas of the city./county. In his speech before 240 people at the new Alexander Hotel at CityWay, Mayor Ballard talked about the growing problem of both aggressive and passive panhandling […]
In a united front, several of the city’s key Black ministerial organizations and associations and coalitions came together to speak out about the the twin problems of youth violence in Indianapolis and the lack of positive activities for the vast majority of the city’s Black law abiding youth. During a special Afternoons with Amos, leaders […]
In his first State of the State Speech, Governor Mike Pence pushed hard for a 10% cut in the state income tax for all Hoosier taxpayers. In a speech carried live on the major Indianapolis TV stations and other stations across the state, Gov. Pence not only pushed his tax cut plans but said he […]
In February 2004, Afternoons with Amos and WTLC-AM became the first radio station in Indiana to originate a live broadcast from the Indiana State House while the Indiana Legislature was in session. During those ten years, the program has interviewed scores of legislators, of both parties, along with citizens, lobbyists, community activities and just plain […]
In numbers, Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives will be outnumbered two-to-one. Yet new House Democratic Leader State Rep. Scott Pelath says the Republican House super majority won’t prevent Democrats from standing up for what they believe in. Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, in his first live Indianapolis interview, Rep. Pelath told Amos and […]
In the final Candidate Tuesday of the 2012 Elections, the two Republicans and seven Democrats running for seats in the Black-majority State Senate and House Districts in Indianapolis/Marion County appeared on the final Afternoons with Amos Candidate Tuesday. Republicans Karl Scharnberg, candidate District 96 and Dr. David Black, candidate District 99 gave their party’s views […]
