From the time Indiana became a state, Blacks have been involved in the political process.  There have been Black Republicans in Indiana since the party began before the Civil War.  After the Civil War, the political party for most Blacks in Indian and the nation was the republican party.  That loyalty and support for Republican […]

More facts about the reality of gangs were revealed in a special Afternoons with Amos hour.  Three individuals who’ve worked or years in the streets with gang members and potential gang members, Rev. Byron Alston, Rev. Horatio Luster and longtime community activist Reggie Jones talked frankly with listeners about gangs. Marion County Sheriff John Layton […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 47 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The stats are stunning. At 21.3% Indianapolis/Marion County has one of the highest rates of Black unemployment of any major city in the country. That’s findings from the 2010 Census American Community Survey. On a special Afternoons with Amos, key community institutions and leaders were […]