Oasis of Hope On May 24, 1938, 35 men and women gathered in a building at 16th and Alvord Streets to worship God.… Read More »Oasis of Hope
Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne (Nov. 15, 1898-Aug. 30, 1986). Born in Guyana, South America, Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne came to the United States in… Read More »Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne
Otterbein Otterbein Neighborhood Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by I-70 Street to the north, 16th Street to the south, Sherman Drive to… Read More »Otterbein
Our Savior Lutheran Church Located at the corner of West 25th Street and Fall Creek Parkway, Our Savior Lutheran Church is a historically Black… Read More »Our Savior Lutheran Church
James Overall (birth-death dates unknown). James Overall purchased land in Corydon, Indiana, as early as 1817 before moving to Indianapolis and acquiring… Read More »James Overall
William “Bill” Owens (Nov. 14, 1901-May 5, 1999). William “Bill” Owens was one of 11 children born in the neighborhood of Indianapolis to… Read More »William “Bill” Owens
Oxford Oxford Neighborhood Association is a neighborhood organization bounded by 38th Street to the north, 30th Street to the south, Sherman… Read More »Oxford
Yvonne Perkins (Apr. 14, 1950 – Nov. 10, 2016). Yvonne Perkins was born to Leander O. Perkins and Naomi Coleman Perkins in… Read More »Yvonne Perkins
Betty Perry (Aug 8,1948 -Feb. 11, 2022). Perry was born in Brooklyn, New York, as Betty Jo-Ann Montgomery. She was the oldest… Read More »Betty Perry
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA The established a branch in Indianapolis in 1895, but African Americans could not attend or belong. Minnie Whitaker sought to… Read More »Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
