Today we head back to Indianapolis with the podcast Urban Roots. In the 1950s and 1960s, Ms. Jean Spears was a young mother ...

This is the city’s first attempt to document and preserve the history of others buried at the city cemetery. The city ...

This home was once the residence of David Letterman, who grew up in Broad Ripple before rising to fame as a late-night TV host.

While the Gold Building will undergo a $185M renovation into apartments, the city will spend $15M on a plaza with exposed ...

Discover the unique challenges and triumphs of tracing your Black American family history. Learn how to start your genealogical journey and explore resources at Ancestry.

Royal Rumble 2025 generated the largest gate for any single-night event in WWE history, and Saturday's event, with 70,347 ...

and really touch and feel and understand that kind of Indianapolis history,” Merritt said. Currently the catacombs are only accessible through arranged tours led by Indiana Landmarks.

Experience a powerful performance blending spoken word, dance, and music at the Indiana State Museum. Learn about the ...

This month, we’re celebrating Lunar New year, Black History Month, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and National Black Literacy ...

The development group that since 2019 has sought to convert a historic downtown Indianapolis office building just south of Monument Circle into a hotel plans to resume work on the project in the ...

As the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper marks its remarkable 130-year legacy of storytelling and community engagement, it ...

Thanks in no small part to the connection to Madam C.J. Walker, Jean Spears was able to save this pocket of Black history, in an area that — as we explained last episode — the city of Indianapolis had ...