Hilary Powell

Food deserts exist across Indiana -- from large swaths of Gary to parts of Posey, Greene and Crawford counties farther south. And a new study from SAVI at IUPUI shows that more than a quarter of Black Hoosiers live in food deserts -- low-income areas without easy access to a supermarket.

The CEO of IU Health is speaking publicly about racism as a public health crisis, and says Black leaders in the organization want more training dedicated to being "actively anti-racist" in culture.

Hoosier housing experts say the coronavirus has put added pressure on many families. There may be fewer options to live with relatives, leaving more parents and children without a permanent residence. And that can hit the Black community especially hard. A look at the issue through the experience of a single father of five.

A prominent Indiana lawmaker wants to make sure the final days of Dr. Susan Moore's life, which were chronicled in an emotional video, lead to lasting change for Black women.

Cleanup continued at the U.S. Capitol a day after a pro-Trump mob occupied parts of the building -- and delayed a vote to certify Joe Biden's election as president.

Amid the twin pandemics of the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on Black Hoosiers and the reckoning with systemic racism in America, Glynita Bell, a behavioral therapist and licensed clinical social worker, says she's opened her door to more Black women who need emotional support.

As a dying wish to her mother, 48-year-old Winona Parker vowed to get her high school diploma. Now, the former fast-food worker is enrolled in a pharmacy tech training program in Indianapolis. It will allow her to be certified in about four months to help serve pharmacy teams on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Where there is a mirror and barber chair, Trey Cato sees a ministry.

COVID-19 is surging in nursing homes and similar facilities across the U.S. Recently, the nation's nursing homes saw a record 12,000 new weekly cases. We examine the issue through a woman who is dealing with her mother's COVID case.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit marginalized families hard, Healthy Start and similar organizations that provide maternal and infant care are seeing a spike in calls.