Black History

A play celebrating a pivotal event in Indianapolis Black history is this weekend, to coincide with festivities for the NBA All-Star weekend.

A new program highlights Black heritage sites in Indiana in hopes these places can qualify for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

A local organization wants to see two Indiana Black historical sites remain intact for future generations.

Conner Prairie will participate in the Smithsonian Institution’s cohort program. “Promised Land as Proving Ground” to portray faith-based Black culture through food, music, dance, and activism from pre-colonial Africa to the present.

Conner Prairie is one of only nine organizations nationwide participating in a Smithsonian Institution program to foster community engagement and encourage community conversations about African American culture from pre-colonial Africa to the present day.

A new north eastside clinic could ease a health care desert in Indianapolis.

Children's Express Care Clinic owner, family nurse practitioner and certified medical examiner TaQuita Taylor said she did not realize she was making history as she was deciding to open the facility.

Two funds honoring the legacy of Eli Lilly's first Black chemist will provide grants to organizations working to preserve, restore and maintain important African-American landmarks in Indiana. Standiford H. Cox created these funds in his name and to honor his parents.