A new diversity, equity, and inclusion officer is working to improve Indianapolis Public Library's working environment amid complaints of discrimination and inequality.

One in five Marion County residents lives in poverty, and among children, the rate is even higher - one in three. A new initiative called the Faith & Action Project aims to galvanize the faith community, nonprofits and government to fight poverty. On Thursday, Sept. 29, the project will hold its inaugural event, a discussion about poverty and inequality with public media talk-show host Tavis Smiley and New York Times columnist David Brooks, at Clowes Memorial Hall.