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Hosted by: Ebony Marie Chappel – @ebonythewriter In honor of National Donate Life Month – Interviews with James “Big Unk” Carey and Cammi Jackson, organ transplant recipients. For more information on Donate Life Month – https://www.donatelife.net/celebrations/

Hosted by Ebony Marie Chappel – @ebonythewriter  Interviews with Next Level Sports Youth League and Tamara Winfrey Harris of CICF. Next Level Sports Youth League – https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/nextlevelsports Central Indiana Community Foundation – https://www.cicf.org/2019/04/11/cicf-announces-5-year-strategic-plan-for-marion-county/

Interview with Shonna Majors and Jeff Cottrell of Indy Peacemakers. For more information visit, https://www.indy.gov/activity/violence-reduction

Interviews with city-county council candidates Ethan Evans and Duane Ingram.  

Interviews with State Sen. Greg Taylor on the progress of hate crimes legislation in the state of Indiana and Leila Champion, founder of the Champion Project, an initiative that exposes minority students to the Ivy League.

Interviews with the 100 Black Men of Indianapolis youth Financial Literacy Program and IMPD leadership discusses body camera pilot program.

Interviews with Employ Indy, Indy Achieves and Youth Global Perspectives. Find out more about the Project Indy site and summer jobs for youth ages 16-24, sign up for 21st Century Scholars, find our how to get free help filling out the FAFSA and learn more about a local organization that takes youth on national and […]

Interviews with Dwuan Watson and Lakesha Lorene, stars of the play Klook & Vinette  and India Kelvonia, author of the children’s book Marisol’s Hair.

Interviews with Omar Rashad and Latoya Marlin of WE ARE Indy Arts and local playwright RaeVen Ridgell about her production “To Canaan with Love, Bethel” #BlackHistoryMonth

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Kate Kimmer, Statewide Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and Kenneth Allen, Director of the Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program shed light on the issue of labor and sex trafficking in Indiana. If you or someone you know is a trafficking victim, call the National Trafficking Hotline 1 (888) 373-7888 […]

Interviews with Lynell Gates of Rose Project Consulting LLC about the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault and Tyler Bracken of Indiana Civil Rights Commission shares details on their Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault visit https://www.theroseprojectindy.com/

Interview with Jeff Williams of Be Nimble Co. about building Black wealth with technology and the upcoming Pardi Gras III.