The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is donating $4.7 million to eight organizations in New Orleans and two coalitions in Mississippi devoted to uplifting young men and…
The school-t0-prison pipeline is alive and well in America. There are currently more than 60,000 individuals under the age of 21 locked behind bars in…
In an effort to improve educational opportunities for Washington, D.C.’s Black male students, Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson (pictured) plans to invest $20 million in private and…
Protesters stormed a Portland, Ore., school board meeting earlier this week, demanding more time to learn about a bid to reduce racial and economic segregation…
Bankers Life Fieldhouse is where young African-American men showcase their talents and expertise in basketball, professional and college, or entertain through music and musicianship. But recently the Fieldhouse was the setting for a gathering to unveil ways of helping all of Indianapolis’ young African-American males age 14 to 24 reach their full potential. A […]
Responding to a continued rising level of murders and violence in Indianapolis, where 66% of the victims and 64% of the suspects were African-American males, as part of the Your Life Matters® effort, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard appointed Tanya Bell, President & CEO of Indiana Black Expo, Inc., and Jamal Smith, Executive Director of the […]
Carmel, Indiana is one of the nation’s most affluent suburbs. Even for African-American families, where median Black family income is $114,028. Despite two parent affluent Black families with children, new data released by the Federal Government shows that Black students in the Carmel public schools as well as other s districts in Indianapolis’ suburbs, are […]
The Obama Administration’s top civil rights enforcement officer visited Indianapolis, along with a top official of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to talk with Hoosier leaders about better enforcement of civil rights issues. During a Special Edition of Afternoons with Amos, Jocelyn Samuels, Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights talked with Amos […]
