Black Voices

Black Voices: IUPUI biomedical student career program receives $2 million grant

By Maria McComish · Wednesday, March 8,2023 8:13 p.m.

A program aiding marginalized students received $2 million from the National Institute of Health.

Black Voices: Celebrating the legacy of Herman C. Hudson

By Amani Gates · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2023 8:46 p.m.

Black IU celebrates Herman Hudson’s birthday and the mark he left on campus.

Black Voices: students are being told to ignore history

By Maria McComish · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2023 6:32 p.m.

A walkout took place in an Alabama school after students were told not to reference important events in their Black History presentation.

Black Voices: Grammy Awards brought feats and disappointments

By Maria McComish · Thursday, Feb. 16,2023 5:59 p.m.

Many artists made history, but we still have a long way to go.

Black Voices: IU celebrates Martin Luther King Day with social justice conference

By Sara Molina · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2023 8 a.m.

The conference theme was “audacity," which came from MLK’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize speech.

Black Voices: 'Spotify Wrapped' is a stolen idea

By Maria McComish · Thursday, Dec. 15,2022 12:51 a.m.

The new Spotify Wrapped format was later revealed to be stolen from an intern.

Black Voices: Artist George McCalman writes new Black history book

By Maria McComish · Wednesday, Dec. 7,2022 4:28 p.m.

McCalman’s book is an illustration that is both easily accessible and an educational read.

Black Voices: Elon Musk is ruining Twitter

By Maria McComish · Wednesday, Nov. 30,2022 6:37 p.m.

Elon Musk recently became CEO of Twitter, and the company has been abysmal since.

Black Voices: IU film expert Cara Caddoo discovered lost Black film from 1916

By Jay Upshaw · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2022 3:21 p.m.

Caddoo is a professor in the Media School and teaches courses on Black film.

Black Voices: Police ignored community concerns about a serial killer

By Da'Nasia Pruitt · Monday, Oct. 24,2022 4:20 p.m.

Police disregarded concerns about a serial killer targeting Black women.

Black Voices: Male egos are actively harming, even killing women

By Da'Nasia Pruitt · Sunday, Oct. 16,2022 3:12 p.m.

A black woman was allegedly murdered by her “friend” after beating him in a basketball game.

Black Voices: Victims need to be heard without consequences.

By Maria McComish · Wednesday, Oct. 12,2022 4:03 p.m.

Abuse victims never deserve to be ignored.

Black Voices: Black Film Archive creator Maya Cade concludes IU Cinema project

By Maria McComish · Sunday, Oct. 9,2022 12 p.m.

Curator of The Black Film Archive Maya Cade discussed the motivation behind her work.

Black Voices: Pieper Lewis sentenced for stabbing her alleged rapist

By Sade Ajishegiri · Thursday, Oct. 6,2022 3:10 p.m.

Lewis was 15 when she was raped — now she owes his family $150,000.

Black Voices: Jeffrey Dahmer wasn’t a criminal mastermind, he was an idiot with help from the justice system

By Da'Nasia Pruitt · Wednesday, Oct. 5,2022 4:21 p.m.

Netflix's Dahmer series sheds light on the police involvement in his crimes.

Black Voices: 'Home is Where the Heart is' screens ‘Dreaming Rivers’ and ‘Black Mother’

By Jay Upshaw · Sunday, Oct. 2,2022 11:31 a.m.

Maya Cade’s film series had its third showing on Sept. 22.

Black Voices: There is an infrastructure crisis happening, and everyone is silent about it

By Da'Nasia Pruitt · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2022 5:58 p.m.

Failing infrastructure is affecting Black and Brown communities.

IU employee creates petition advocating for stronger police protections for citizens

By Jay Upshaw · Tuesday, Sept. 27,2022 3:24 p.m.

Travis Washington pushes for legislation to counteract police’s excessive use of force.

Black Voices: What’s really behind the Black Ariel backlash?

By Sade Ajishegiri · Tuesday, Sept. 27,2022 12:18 p.m.

At what point do prejudice and nostalgia overlap?

Black Voices: IU Cinema screens ‘A Different Image’ and ‘Alma’s Rainbow’

By Jaicey Bledsoe · Wednesday, Sept. 21,2022 2:54 p.m.

These films were screened for the second event in Maya Cade’s curated series.

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