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In an effort to respond to ongoing protests in Ferguson, Mo., over police violence against Blacks, the White House on Monday announced several reforms, including…

Leaders of the Democratic majority in Indianapolis’ City-County Council slammed Mayor Greg Ballard’s 2014 State of the City Speech.  Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, Council President Maggie Lewis, Vice-President John Barth and Majority Leader Monroe Gray assailed Ballard for a speech with plenty of platitudes but no solutions to Indianapolis’ pressing problems.  Council President Lewis […]

EXCLUSIVE: In a groundbreaking interview, a top leader of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) came to the African-American community to open lines of community and make the case that public safety and crime fighting are being compromised by a failure of the City to put resources and dollars behind the city/county’s police.  Rick […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 34 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Public Safety Director Dr. Frank Straub came to Afternoon with Amos to explain some new tactics and strategies the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) will be using to reduce crime. Even though crime is down 15%, IMPD is undertaking a “surge” to place more officers […]

<strong>Audio Included in Post. Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One.</strong> In the wake of a controversial beating of a 15 year old Black teen by Indianapolis Police three weeks ago Afternoons with Amos was invited and accepted an invitation to broadcast live from the Police Training Academy. Guests talked about police training and how residents should interact with police. Listeners called with examples of mistreatment by police along with questions about training and recruitment. It was the first time any Indianapolis media had broadcast such a program from the city’s Police Academy and may be one of the few (if not the first) broadcasts by Black Radio and/or Black Talk Radio from such an institution.