Audio Included in Post. Runs 30 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Is the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) planning to scuttle proven programs like the PAL Club and the OK Program that have brought cops and youth together for years? That’s what a group of community leaders charged on Afternoons with Amos. Rev. Donald Greene, Pastor […]
AFTERNOONS WITH AMOS EXCLUSIVE – A detailed report on how to improve the hiring and promotion of African-Americans, Hispanics, other minorities and women on the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indianapolis Fire Department has been obtained by Afternoons with Amos. The report was prepared by the Public Safety Diversity Task Force, a multi-racial, bipartisan […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 49 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Public Safety Director Dr. Frank Straub strongly defended the controversial raid on Brandon Johnson’s home. Speaking on Afternoons with Amos, Straub admitted he knew about the raid “a week before” it occurred. Pressed by angry listeners, Straub refused to provide much more details about […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 53 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The community weighed in on Afternoons with Amos with plenty of opinions on the IMPD’s raid on Brandon Johnson’s home. Twelve IMPD officers serving a warrant on Brandon’s brother arrested Brandon Johnson and his two brothers last week. The raid has created swirling questions […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 39 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The community weighed in on Afternoons with Amos with plenty of opinions on the IMPD’s raid on Brandon Johnson’s home. Twelve IMPD officers serving a warrant on Brandon’s brother arrested Brandon Johnson and his two brothers last week. The raid has created swirling questions […]
URGENT UPDATE: MAYOR BALLARD WILL NOW BE ON TODAY’S PROGRAM FROM 1:30PM TO 2:30PM! NOTE THE CHANGE!! Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will appear on Afternoons with Amos this Thursday, January 27th, at 2pm. It’s the Mayor’s first interview with Indianapolis Black media in over a year. Mayor Ballard’s appearance kicks off Afternoons with Amos’ Anniversary […]
Wednesday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department promoted three officers to the permanent rank of Captain and six to the permanent rank of Lieutenant. None were African-American. These most recent promotions capped one of the most abysmal years for IMPD minority promotions in years; as IMPD this year promoted twenty-six officers to the top permanent leadership […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 21 Minutes. Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Directly addressing the community’s concerns, members of the Ten Point Coalition, appeared on Afternoons with Amos to explain why they met with Mayor Greg Ballard, Public Safety Director Dr. Frank Straub and Police Chief Paul Ciesielski. There was community criticism that the Coalition, along […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton returns to Indianapolis this Wednesday, November 17th, 7pm At Eastern Star Church ,5750 East 30th Street to headline a “Together We Stand” Rally. The Baptist Ministers Alliance, which is sponsoring the event, is encouraging the entire community to attend. Rev. Al Sharpton, President Of The National Action Network, is expected to […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 45 Minutes. Mayor Greg Ballard and the top brass of the Department of Public Safety and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released their detailed internal report into the investigation into the crash involving IMPD Officer David Bisard and three motorcyclists stopped at a red light on August 6th. The accident […]
Mayor Greg Ballard and the top brass of the Department of Public Safety and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released their detailed internal report into the investigation into the crash involving IMPD Officer David Bisard and three motorcyclists stopped at a red light on August 6th. The accident killed one and wounded two. Below is […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 56 Minutes Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Anger, dismay, melancholy and strong calls for action were among the many emotions expressed by Afternoons with Amos listeners and community leaders during a special two hour broadcast in the wake of the controversial six-to-one vote of the IMPD Merit Board exonerating Officer Jerry […]
