Posts Tagged ‘Indiana’
Chicago mother says she gave birth on highway after hospital sent her home
Wells’ husband posted a video of her being turned away from the hospital before she gave birth in the car on the way to another hospital.
Read MoreNotre Dame’s Marcus Freeman becomes 1st Black and 1st Asian American coach to reach college football finals
Freeman commented on what an honor it was to reach the position and how doing so was about the community and not him alone.
Read MoreArt on the Avenue: Opening Reception for “Unveiling a Forgotten Legacy”
Each quarter, our Art on the Ave program highlights a different artist, and this time, they’re excited to showcase the incredible work of Zola Lamothe at the historic Walker Building. Sharing one’s legacy is one of the deepest forms of gratitude we can express. At this event, you’re invited to celebrate this act by voicing your appreciation…
Read MoreABHM Book Club Presents: Our Town By Cynthia Carr
In memory and honor of Thomas Shipp, Abram Smith and our Founder Dr. James Cameron; who were lynched in Marion, IN, this month’s book club read will be Cynthia Carr’s Our Town. Carr, who grew up in Marion and later became a journalist, explores the issues of race, loyalty, and memory in America through the lens of this lynching that occurred in Marion but could have happened anywhere. Part mystery, part history, part true crime saga, Our Town is a riveting read that lays bare a raw and little-chronicled facet of our national memory and provides a starting point toward reconciliation with the past.
Read MoreA viral high school tour underscores the haves and have-nots in America’s schools
Viral TikTok videos illustrated the income and education disparities experienced by some students in low-income areas.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror (Founder’s memoir)
ABHM’s founder, Dr. James Cameron is the only known survivor of a lynching and published a memoir about such an experience. This month’s book selection is his memoir, A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story.
Read MoreCommunity collects soil in remembrance of 1930 lynching
On the 90th anniversary of the infamous lynchings of Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith, and the attempted lynching of James Cameron, members of the Marion (Indiana) Community Remembrance Project collected soil to be sent to the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.
Read MoreCell Phone Video Captures Police Smashing Window, Using Stun Gun During Traffic Stop
A firsthand recording of the excessive display of force shown by the Hammond Police during a traffic stop.
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