Indiana Black Expo purchases east-side building for new headquarters
Indiana Black Expo said it plans to spend $4 million to renovate the Crossroads Bible College building in several phases.
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Black Expo to feature business events July 10-14
Many events are part of the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration’s Business Conference.
Indiana Black Expo feuding with Recorder, Radio One
An open letter written by Indiana Black Expo President Tanya Bell has exposed a major rift between the organization and the market’s two biggest media properties targeting local black audiences.
Priority list includes IBE Summer Celebration events, a new fest, more
New Edition, Dionne Warwick, and more are part of this year’s Indiana Black Expo events.
Roundup: New holiday event at IMS, new hosts for ISO’s Yuletide Celebration
Plus Dionne Warwick to be honored at Indiana Black Expo’s Summer Celebration.
The Interview Issue: Tanya Bell
When Tanya Bell became Indiana Black Expo CEO in 2008, she said she would be a change agent, a tough job when running an organization with deep roots.
Summer Celebration exhibits open at convention center
Indiana Black Expo’s signature event means different things to different attendees. While Spike Lee and Billy Dee Williams were being honored, I was checking out the art.
Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration schedule
Indiana Black Expo kicks off its 43rd annual Summer Celebration on July 11 with a full schedule of events. Some of these events may require reservations, invitation or Indiana Convention Center admission fees.
MYERS: Children need moms and dads at home
Single-parent families are at a significant economic disadvantage, and more black children in Indiana (42 percent) are living in poverty than are nationally (36 percent).
KANE: Racist thoughts still tinge Black Expo
It has been unfortunate to hear the criticisms and judgmental rumblings regarding the decorum of expo visitors and tourists over the past few years.
Circle City Classic makes changes to boost event attendance
Officials are taking steps to reverse a dramatic decline in interest in the event over the last decade.
Expo dismisses 3 managers after months of dissension
Indiana Black Expo has fired three executives who signed letter in May complaining about the leadership of CEO Tanya Bell, TV reports say.
Black Expo sees attendance rise at Summer Celebration
Attendance at Indiana Black Expo's Summer Celebration was up 5 percent compared to last year, the local organization reported Friday afternoon.
Black Expo changes to come after Summer Celebration
Organization directors will announce in August any recommendations from an outside consultant brought in after employees voiced concerns about the leadership of president and CEO Tanya Bell.
Black Expo aims for more family friendliness
Indiana Black Expo is working to overcome last summer’s shootings and a recent staff mutiny, but observers say the root of the problem is declining interest among African-American adults in its signature event.
Black Expo employees lodge complaints against CEO
Seventeen employees sign letter to the organization’s board of directors complaining that Indiana Black Expo President and CEO Tanya Bell has created a hostile work environment.
LOU’S VIEWS: Performing arts summer preview
Summer is no longer a time when an Indy A&E lover has to put aesthetics and adventurousness on hold.
Circle City Classic organizers look to boost 27-year-old event
A management shift and a renewed marketing effort that includes new attractions and increased advertising in key markets has Circle City Classic organizers optimistic about the annual event’s future.
Poverty doesn’t explain shooting
This problem [at Black Expo] is nothing new; it has a long history of violence and disrespect for the community we all live
in.
Move Black Expo to fairgrounds
As a downtown resident of over 30 years I feel that it is a privilege to use the facilities that we as a city have created
downtown. Black Expo has violated that privilege.