Alice Watson details the economic tensions behind the Classic’s upcoming switch from college football programs to Indy-based high school teams. Plus, a breakdown of IBE’s year-round programming.
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Pacers CEO Rick Fuson, journalist Soledad O’Brien and actor Leon Robinson also will receive awards at the June 28 event.
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For more than 40 years, the Circle City Classic has revolved around a football game between two historically black colleges and universities. That is changing in 2026, organizers announced Tuesday.
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Mickey Shuey With little to no vacancy and multiple events downtown, hotel rooms are about as hard to come by as tickets to the WNBA All-Star Game.
Mickey Shuey and Indianapolis leaders and event organizers are in a race against the clock to quell a recent spate of downtown violence before next weekend when the city hosts the WNBA All-Star Game and Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, two of the biggest events on this year’s calendar.
Organizers of both organizations are trying to make sure one doesn’t overshadow the other.
Adrienne Sims, IU Health’s chief human resources officer since 2022, resigned from the Newfields board, The Indianapolis Recorder reported.
Leaders of Indiana Black Expo Inc. and the Indianapolis Urban league said the community is owed more information about the circumstances surrounding the CEO’s departure.
Indiana Black Expo is known for its Summer Celebration and fall Circle City Classic events. But Alice Watson says the not-for-profit promotes social and economic advancement of Black residents throughout the state 12 months a year.
On Sept. 24, instead of a football game, marching bands and a step competition among fraternities and sororities from historically Black colleges and universities will be in the spotlight at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Alice Watson, Indiana Black Expo’s senior vice president of operations and project management, was named as Mckinzie’s successor.
Creating new businesses and expanding opportunities for existing Black-owned businesses are key ways to invest in the Black community and help us fight for racial equality.
Cummings, who was born in Indianapolis in 1929, founded the National Black Republican Council in the late 1970s and worked on Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign in 1980.
Organizers say they are planning to provide some events digitally. Officials said they are particularly concerned about the disproportionate effect the coronavirus is having on African Americans.
The move could cut potential attendance at Friday evening’s show from about 30,000 to no more than 8,000.
Many events are part of the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration’s Business Conference.
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.
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.
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 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.
Indiana Black Expo has fired three executives who signed letter in May complaining about the leadership of CEO Tanya Bell, TV reports say.
