Indianapolis-Area Attractions Celebrate MLK Day Several businesses and attractions are celebrating Martin Luther King Junior Day. Patrons are invited to ”do good” while visiting the sites in White River State Park to observe the service holiday. Anyone donating a canned food item gets in free at the Eiteljorg Museum, IMAX Theater, Indiana State Museum, NCAA Hall of Champions, and the […]
CONTAINS AUDIO OF GOV. PENCE & AUDITOR SAWYER AND REACTION FROM INDIANA’S TOP POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS: In an historic first, Indiana Governor Mike Pence made history by naming an African-American Republican to hold one of Indiana’s statewide, constitutionally mandated offices. Gov. Pence chose Dwayne Sawyer to be the next State Auditor, replacing Tim Berry who […]
It’s Indiana’s eighth largest city and probably its most misunderstood. Gary, Indiana was founded by United States Steel Corporation and was home to one of the nation’s largest steel plants. It was the first city in the nation to elect a Black Mayor (Richard Hatcher in 1967). It was home to the Jackson Family. It […]
Click Above To Hear Interview. Runs 12 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Indianapolis didn’t elect a woman Mayor, but Gary Indiana did. Karen Freeman-Wilson is the first woman of color to be elected Mayor of an Indiana city. Mayor-elect Freeman-Wilson visited Indianapolis recently and stopped by Afternoons with Amos for a chat.
