President Barack Obama accepted his party’s nomination for a second term as President of the United States Thursday with a speech that took aim not only as his republican oppositions weaknesses and inexperience, but that also told the American people how much further we have to go. Mr. Obama told delegates and a national TV […]

Independent candidate for 7th District Congress Rev. Mmoja Ajabu continued to press his case that he’s being unfairly and perhaps illegally being kept off the November 6th election ballot.  Accompanied by attorney Paul Ogden, Ajabu appeared on Afternoons with Amos to charge that the Marion County Voter Registration Office is unfairly withholding approval of his […]

EXCLUSIVE: Republican candidate for Governor Rep. Mike Pence wants to make sure that vocational education is provided in every Indiana high school.  In his first public interview after announcing his campaign’s first major policy announcement, Pence told Afternoons with Amos that to help give Hoosiers the skills they needs, there needs to be a renewed […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s over, and Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP nominee for president. That’s the growing consensus among Republican National Committee…

Click Above to Hear Interview. Runs 12 Minutes ©2012 WTLC/Radio One. In a rare broadcast interview, Republican candidate for Governor Mike Pence talked with Afternoons with Amos. In the interview the Indiana Congressman whose running to succeed Gov. Mitch Daniels talked about putting Hoosiers back to work, employment for ex-offenders and what Pence thinks is […]

Click Above for Full Interview. Runs 11 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. My commentary from this past Friday on the sloppiness, ineptitude and potential violations of the Federal Voting Rights Act behind the efforts by Marion County republicans top redistricting the City-County Council.  Three hours after my commentary, Council Republicans unveiled a more detailed map of […]

Click Above for Full Interview. Runs 26 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. A plan to redraw more than half Marion County’s 600 precincts and create new City-County Council districts was blasted today on Afternoons with Amos. Amos Brown, one of the city’s experts on demographics talked about the flaws in the precinct and district plan being […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 43 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. After six weeks and fifty candidate interviews, Afternoons with Amos’ election interviews concluded with the At Large City-County Council candidates. Joining Amos and listeners were Republican Councilwoman Barbara Malone, Councilman Angel Rivera and newcomer Michael Kalscheur. Click above to hear their discussion with Amos and […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 42 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. On the final Campaign Tuesday of the November 2011 elections, Afternoons with Amos concentrated on the candidates in the five Black-majority Indianapolis City-County Council Districts. Listen above to the interview as Republican candidates from those districts talked with Amos and listeners on the critical issues. […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 51 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. With two weeks to go, Campaign Tuesday moves to City-County Council Districts with the heaviest African-American populations. Four Republican candidates appeared on Afternoons with Amos. Incumbent Councilwoman Janice McHenry (Dist 6 – Northwestern Wayne and Southwestern Pike Townships), and GOP challengers Sahara Williams (Dist 7 […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 40 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. This week’s Campaign Tuesday featured Republican Indianapolis City-County Council candidates from the city/county’s northside. Candidates Susan Blair – Dist 1 (Northwest and Central Pike Township), Anthony Simons – Dist 2 (Western Washington Township), Council President Ryan Vaughn – Dist 3 (Central Washington Township, including Nora […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 42 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. They have caused controversy, enmity, confusion and other strong emotions among African-Americans. They are the Tea Party. But who are they? What do they stand for? Are they really anti-Black, anti-Obama?  Dr. David Blank and Jenny Schneider of the Indianapolis Tea Party group joined African-American […]