Indiana Black Expo has joined forces with other community partners and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to launch the 360 Coalition to address and reduce the crime and poverty that plagues our city. Radio One-Indianapolis’ Kim Wells has the story. Click the media player below to hear more on this new initiative. ###(@kwellscomm)### kimwellsmedia 061115 @PraiseIndy
A new strategic plan has been released by the Your Life Matters Task Force to improve the quality of the lives of young black men…
Indianapolis has released a Plan of Action to help the Indianapolis community; organizations and agencies inside and outside of government to help improve the quality of life for African-American males ages 14 to 24. The Plan of Action, released Tuesday, is part of Indianapolis’ Your Life Matters® Initiative in conjunction with Radio Stations Hot 96-3, […]
In 2014 Afternoons with Amos put many of our newsmaker stories and interviews here on line at PraiseIndy.Com for you to listen to and read, if you missed the original broadcast. What follows are the TEN Stories and Interviews that PraiseIndy.Com users clicked on the most during 2014. LAWRENCE NORTH GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM EXPERIENCES RACIST […]
The entrepreneur, known as “Indiana’s most successful Black businessman,” William G. “Bill” Mays, died Thursday evening on his 69th birthday. Mays was the owner and founder of Mays Chemical Company and had many other entrepreneurial ventures over the years including radio stations, a television station, golf courses, commercial and residential properties, and the historic Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper—one of the […]
For thirty-one years the Circle City Classic has been a Crown Jewel event of Indianapolis and Indiana’s African-American community. For several years during the 1990’s, the Classic literally sold out the old RCA Dome. Up through 2008, the Classic had attendance no lower than the forty thousand range. During the worst of the recession, Circle […]
For those that wish to attend the services for Al “The Bishop” Hobbs Home Going Service the info and times are below. ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT: Christ Church Apostolic 6601 Grandview Dr Indianapolis, IN 46260 (317) 255-8761 Bishop C. Shawn Tyson, Pastor Friday, August 15 Viewing 3pm – 6pm Prelude 6pm – 7pm […]
The day after Indianapolis and the World learned of the passing of Al “The Bishop” Hobbs, AM1310 The Light aired a special extended edition of Afternoons with Amos to get community reaction and tributes to Al Hobbs’ Transition. Anchored by Amos Brown, who worked with Hobbs for 18 years at WTLC (and Produced by WTLC’s […]
Indy’s own Al The Bishop Hobbs went from labor to reward this week. Here’s a write up from the The Bell Report. According to thebellereport.com Vice Chairman at Large of The Gospel Music Workshop of America and Chairman of the Gospel Announcers Guild, Al “The Bishop” Hobbs “Called from Labor to Reward” On Thursday July […]
UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM AL HOBBS’ FAMILY Indiana Black Expo is honoring legendary WTLC Radio broadcaster and a giant in the world of Gospel Music with their “Trailblazer” at this year’s Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon. Al “The Bishop” Hobbs is receiving the Indiana Black Expo’s Trailblazer Award at the Corporate Luncheon during Expo’s 44th […]
Forty-four years ago, the organizers of something new for Indy – something called Indiana Black Expo – visited the offices of the city and state’s leading Black newspaper to ask for support. The owner/publisher Marcus Stewart Sr., sat and listened. He could’ve told the new Black Expo to pay for their ads. But he didn’t. […]
LISTENER REACTION JUST ADDED! Ten years ago, February 2, 2004 Afternoons with Amos began on AM1310 The Light. And quickly established itself as a talkshow that dared to break broadcasting barriers and truly be the Talk Show of Record for Indianapolis’ African-American community. To commemorate Afternoons with Amos’ 10th Anniversary, the program gathered a cross […]
