EXCLUSIVE FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT! On a day when Federal, State, Local governmental offices and agencies were closed. On a day when no public agencies were holding committee meetings. On a holiday. The IPS School Board again showed their disdain for the public interest and seemingly to hide from media coverage, by scheduling a crucial committee […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (Story On Mayor’s Race Begins At 06:30 On PODCAST Media Player). Last December, the Rev. Charles Harrison, Pastor of the near northside Barnes United Methodist Church and head of the Ten Point Coalition announced he was “exploring” running for Indianapolis Mayor. He filed the necessary […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Monday, June 29, 2015. (Interview Starts At 01:29 Mark On PODCAST Media Player) Nothing gets Hoosiers and Indianapolis residents riled up than announcements that utility bills are going up. Especially, electric, gas or water. Last week Citizens Energy announced that their Citizens Water division was filing with the Indiana […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Friday June 26, 2015. In his first extended, hourlong media interview, the Republican candidate for Indianapolis Mayor, Chuck Brewer, appeared on Afternoons with Amos. It’s was the first opportunity for many in Indianapolis’ African-American to hear directly from Brewer who he is and why he’s running to become the […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Interview Starts At 0:58:00 Mark On PODCAST Media Player). In his sixth interview on Afternoons with Amos since entering the race for Mayor of Indianapolis, Democratic mayoral candidate Joe Hogsett covered a wide range of issues with Amos and listeners. Hogsett, the former US Attorney, […]
New population estimates for the Indianapolis area – city and metro – show a stark picture of a racially diverse capitol city and increasingly racial diverse suburbs. The 2014 Census estimates released Thursday (June 25) and analyzed by Indy’s leading minority demographer, Afternoons with Amos’ Amos Brown, also show that Indianapolis’ hoped for attempts to […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST for Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (Interview Starts At 2:06 Mark On PODCAST Media Player). IPS Supt. Dr. Lewis Ferebee and Arlington HS Principal Stan Law appeared on Afternoons with Amos to talk about the transition of the eastside high school back to IPS control. Both men talked about a community […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST for Tuesday, June 23, 2015. There was an uproar when President Barack Obama said the N-Word during a podcast interview while the President was visiting California. But the uproar over one word obscured the President deeper message about the state of race relations in this country. On Afternoons with Amos, […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST for Monday, June 22, 2015. (Story/Interview Begins At 50:53 Mark On PODCAST Media Player). Frustrated with the low numbers of Indiana low-income, first-generation and minority students, including African-American, who are not prepared for success in college, especially at Purdue, top officials at Purdue University are taking direct action. The university […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Friday, June 19, 2015. (Interview Starts at 01:31 Mark On the PODCAST Media Player) Kevin Chavous is an Indianapolis native who has become one of the foremost spokespersons for education reform and school choice inn the country. A self proclaimed Voice for America’s Children, this former Washington DC City Councilman, […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Thursday, June 18, 2015. It’s the worst mass shooting in an American church or house of worship in twenty-four years. Not since nine were killed in a Buddhist Temple in Phoenix Arizona. On a special edition of Afternoons with Amos, Indianapolis reacted to the deaths of nine people – […]
The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST for Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (This Story Interview Starts At 3:14 Mark On PODCAST Media Player) It’s the biggest accomplishment of Gov. Mike Pence’s tenure as Governor. The agreement he struck with President Barack Obama and the Department of Health and Human Services to expand Medicaid in Indiana under the […]
