Shipping Container Boutique Hotel Owned By Black Woman Coming to Indianapolis | VIDEO
*Black-owned boutique hotel is opening in the Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis this summer to cater to the needs of guests looking for unusual accommodation experiences in the heart of the city. The hotel, Tiny Urban Escapes, is to be built using repurposed shipping containers. According to the hotel’s owner, travelers have grown tired of cookie-cutter […]
DOJ Opens Probe Into Indianapolis Police Sergeant Who Stomped Handcuffed Man In The Face (Video)
*An Indianapolis police sergeant is facing two felony charges and an investigation by U.S. Justice Department after stomping a handcuffed man in the face. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Jermaine Vaughn was arrested Sept. 24 for disorderly conduct. Footage from the body camera of Officer Matthew Shores, one of three officers carrying out the […]
Simone Biles Lands Yurchenko Double Pike Twice in Practice. No Woman Has Ever Landed This In Competition (Watch)
*Simone Biles, in all of her GOATness, just stuck a landing on the vault that no female gymnast has ever managed to do during a competition. And she landed it twice. During a practice session for Saturday’s U.S. Classic in Indianapolis, the 24-year-old USA gymnastics standout nailed the Yurchenko double pike, an insanely challenging move […]
Video: Woman Sues After Her Home was Appraised for More Money Once She Removed Black Identifiers
*A Black woman in Indianapolis, Indiana, has filed a discrimination lawsuit after her home received a higher appraisal only after she got rid of anything that identified her blackness, and had a white man stand in for her during the appraisal visit. Carlette Duffy said the value of her home jumped by more than $100,000 […]
Did Your Mom Bless Or Curse You?: The Journal of Steffanie Rivers
Although everybody should have happy thoughts of their parents, the reality is bad habits, miseducation and racism sometimes start at home. What habits and lessons were passed from previous generations in your family? From money and education to religion and how we treat others, it starts with our first teacher: Mom! And it’s not just […]
8 Dead at FedEx Facility in Indianapolis, Suspected Gunman Commits Suicide [VIDEO]
*Indianapolis police say eight people were killed and five others wounded at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport on Thursday. The suspected gunman reportedly killed himself at the scene. Per CBS, Indianapolis Deputy Chief of criminal investigations Craig McCartt said on “CBS This Morning” Friday that of the five people who were taken to […]
Indianapolis Man Kills Family After Argument Over Stimulus Money [VIDEO]
*An Indianapolis man is in custody following a quadruple murder over a stimulus check. Malik Halfacre, 25, is accused of fatally shooting a family of four at a home in Indianapolis on Saturday night after he snapped when his ex-girlfriend, Jeanettrius Moore, refused to split her $1,400 stimulus payment with him. Halfacre reportedly shot up […]
Black Doctor Dies from COVID After Begging for Treatment at ‘Racist’ Indiana Hospital [VIDEO]
*A Black physician in Indianapolis died on Sunday from COVID-19 after saying she was mistreated by medical professionals because of her race. Dr. Susan Moore, 54, had been diagnosed with COVID-19, hospitalized, and treated with the drug remdesivir, but a week after her diagnosis, her condition had worsened. In a video Moore posted to Facebook […]
2 Women Beaten by Indianapolis Cops in Viral Video File Excessive-Force Lawsuit (Watch)
*An excessive-force lawsuit was filed against four Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers after video captured their use of batons and pepper balls to arrest a woman during recent protests. The lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of Ivoré Westfield and Rachel Harding, who were arrested on May 31. The incident took place at the corner of North […]
Fourth Grade Robotics Team Told to ‘Go Back to Mexico’ After Win
*A team of five black and Latino fourth graders in Indianapolis clinched a Robotics challenge, only to be told afterwards to “Go Back to Mexico.” The team – made up of 9- and 10-year-olds, two African Americans and three who are Latino – had just won the competition last month at Plainfield High School, bringing […]
Black Man Shot by Indianapolis Police After He Called Them to Report a Robbery (Watch)
*A black man in Indiana called the police to report a robbery at his home, only to be shot by a cop who responded to the call. Carl Williams, who lives in Indianapolis, called the police to report that his wife had been assaulted by a black suspect with a rifle. The responding officer, a nine year veteran […]
