Your Life Matters
Scores gathered at one of Indianapolis most iconic monuments to Pray for Peace and an end to the continuing violence that has plagued numerous Indianapolis neighborhoods and victimized persons of all races and Faiths. Organized by Light of the World Church Senior Pastor Dr. David Hampton and St. Luke United Methodist Church’s Senior Pastor […]
Ten Ivy Tech students were inducted into the first class of the Collegiate 100 of Indianapolis on Wednesday (4/16). The Collegiate is a part of the 100 Black…
Jadore, Elijah, and Prince George Maynard are the singing group, “Mayne Event”. Together they have conquered the stage at the historical Apollo Theater…winning THREE times…
In a brief visit to Indianapolis former Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Indianapolis’ Black community and in fact the entire community to get involved and engaged in the lives of our youth and young people. Powell, the former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and top military adviser for several Presidents spoke in […]
It’s a photo that has inflamed many in Indy’s white and community as well as some in the Black community. Lots of shock when people saw a smile on the face of the alleged 16 year old alleged killer of Nathan Trapuzzano. The photo of a smiling Simeon Adams was recorded by Indy media as […]
Local News with Kim Wells An arrest has been made in the murder of a father-to-be out on his morning walk. A teenager is now behind bars, accused of killing Nathan Trapuzzano in the early morning hours of April 1st on West 16th Street near a tire shop and Club Venus. IMPD arrested Simeon Adams, 16, […]
Local News with Kim Wells An arrest has been made in the murder of a father-to-be out on his morning walk. A teenager is now…
A weekend of violence continued across central Indiana overnight . Police are investigating seven people shot in four different incidents. Detectives were called to the scene of the latest shooting…
For several months a broad cross section of community leaders, from elected officials to grassroots leaders along with police officers and ex-offenders met in a series of task force and reaction sessions to develop an Action Plan to help reduce crime and violence in Indianapolis. Besides drawing on great local ideas, the Task Force talked […]
A new crime prevention plan is being unveiled Tuesday in Indianapolis. This plan was developed by more than 60 local community organizations and invites people to become “violence interrupters.” Forest Manor Multi-Services Center chief executive officer, Regina Marsh, said community members will be trained to resolve a conflict before violence happens. For more info on the […]
Why do we need to be passionate about the fact that YOUR LIFE MATTERS? Here’s a reason why. On February 1st, at a birthday party at a private residence in a relatively crime free neighborhood in southwestern Washington Township, near 38th & Kessler, 13 year old DeAndre Knox was attending his first party without his […]
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard joined with Public Safety Director Troy Riggs, Radio One/Indianapolis VP/General Manager Chuck Williams and a wide range of community leaders in adapting Your Life Matters to a major effort by Indianapolis to end the violence and create a plan to help young people make better choices in the city. The effort […]