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@kwellscomm @PraiseIndy PraiseIndy.com Local & National News — Good day to you. A Zionsville swim instructor accused of secretly recording a female co-worker in an employee bathroom is facing voyeurism and child exploitation charges. Officials say earlier this month, Lee Camden placed his phone in the bathroom at InterActive Academy and filmed the teenager while she changed her […]
A new report illustrates major racial disparities when it comes to organ donations in the United States. According to the study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 58 percent of individuals in the U.S. on the organ donation list are Black, Latino, and Asian. African-Americans account for 30 percent of that […]
Combatting the stereotype of apathetic youth, Rock the Vote – the nonpartisan nonprofit created to see young people through America’s political process – has found a new way to galvanize and inspire millennials to vote in the upcoming election in November. Using innovation and creativity, the organization partnered with #Cut50 and other national and community partners […]
Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled racially charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]
In this edition of Love Talk, Erica Campbell talks about being touched by Hillary Clinton’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination to be president at the DNC, especially as an ambitious mother. She opens up about missing her children while she’s working, and her desire to not only love and support her children, but to instill […]
Star Swain is a name to get familiar with. Swain can now add singing in front of the world to her resume, as she sang “The National Anthem” at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday. Swain, is an assistant principal at Jefferson Middle/High School in Philadelphia. If you think she sounds familiar, You may remember her […]
Hillary Clinton will deliver the speech of her political life tonight. Here's what to look for.
"He is trying to tell us he cares about the middle class. Give me a break. That is a bunch of malarkey."
Scores of protesters walked 6 miles to spread awareness about police misconduct and the negative impact it has on our nation.
While Hillary Clinton prepares to accept a historic nomination as the first women presidential candidate of a major party – a move that will shatter the proverbial glass ceiling – the diversity of the women at the helm of the Democratic National Convention cannot be ignored. Women of color have not only graced the stage in primetime speaking […]
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker may have brought the Wells Fargo arena floor to its feet during a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention Monday – a speech that invoked the power of Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” poem and scrutinized Donald Trump’s business record – but not everyone was thrilled. “We have a […]
There were nearly more speakers of color on the first night of the DNC compared to the entire four nights of the RNC. There's also a noticeable difference in tone and message.