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African Americans

 
All African Americans Neighborhoods and Communities Women Performing Arts Civil Rights View More...
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S. Henry Bundles Jr.
S. Henry Bundles Jr.

(Feb. 15, 1927-Mar. 26, 2019). Born on Indianapolis’s southside into a community of African Americans who had migrated from Kentucky… Read More »S. Henry Bundles Jr.

Clara Burnside 
Clara Burnside 

(Dec. 23, 1874-May 19, 1928). Clara Burnside was born in Indianapolis to Thomas C. Burnside and Jennie O. Kelly. Her… Read More »Clara Burnside 

Mary Ellen Cable
Mary Ellen Cable

(Sept. 19, 1861 -Sept. 18, 1944). Mary Ellen Cable was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas. She graduated from Leavenworth… Read More »Mary Ellen Cable

Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr

(Mar. 27, 1905-Apr. 28, 1935). The most popular male blues musician of his day, Leroy Carr was born in Nashville,… Read More »Leroy Carr

Julia May Carson
Julia May Carson

(July 8, 1938-Dec. 15, 2007). Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born in Louisville, Kentucky,… Read More »Julia May Carson

Center for Black Literature & Culture
Center for Black Literature & Culture

The Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC) opened as part of  on October 28, 2017, located in the West… Read More »Center for Black Literature & Culture

Center For Leadership Development
Center For Leadership Development

Indianapolis community leaders in education, philanthropy, and business who were interested in identifying and addressing the obstacles facing Indianapolis’ Black… Read More »Center For Leadership Development

Central Indiana Community Foundation 

and the Legacy Fund, now the Hamilton County Community Fund, established the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) in 1997. The… Read More »Central Indiana Community Foundation 

Oscar McKinley Charleston
Oscar McKinley Charleston

(Oct. 14, 1896-Oct. 6, 1954). Born in Indianapolis, Oscar McKinley Charleston was the seventh of eleven children. His father, Tom… Read More »Oscar McKinley Charleston

Charter Schools
Charter Schools

In 2001, Indiana became the 37th state to enact charter school legislation. The Indiana law allows alternative routes for transition… Read More »Charter Schools

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