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This week, we share part of a  conversation between Focus Initiatives’ Jok Huerta and Sincere. Sincere, who spent 13 years in Indiana prisons, and now organizes in Indianapolis with other formerly incarcerated people. Sincere speaks to the experience of  arriving and getting settled into prison.  She also movingly addresses the frequent abuses she witnessed and experienced. Content warning: sexual abuse …

This week, Bella Bravo speaks to Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan. Kurti is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Tennesee in Knoxville, and also works with Face to Face Knox, a campaign to restore in-person visitation to Knox County detention centers.  Shanahan is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Governors State University. They have collaborated on …

Welcome back. The whole gang is back again. Time for news. We talked about these things: Meet the gay man who won America her independence Instagram is banning all content promoting LGBT conversion therapy Athletic trainer says she was fired from Indianapolis high school because she is gay New policy could deny transgender students admission to Indy Catholic schools   …

The country might be locked down, but struggles inside prisons and out continue to develop chaotically and unexpectedly intersect with the COVID-19 crisis.  Prisoners in Stateville in Illinois report that they continue to suffer from a full lockdown, restricting their programming and access to phones.  Yet, guards are patting them down without washing their hands between each person, making transmission …

Catch up with the latest LGBTQ+ news with Frankie and your BloomingOUT family. We will be featuring an interview with Indiana Senator J.D. Ford. He became the first openly gay person to be elected into Indiana’s state legislature last year. Our featured artist of the week is Esperanza Spalding with their album 12 Little Spells.  Events: 4th and Rogers Block …

Former US Senator Richard Lugar dies at 87; Oliver North ousted from NRA; Solid Waste Management Board gets serious about composting. FEATURE Ryan Maloney talks about issues important to his campaign for the District 5 seat on Bloomington’s city council, on today’s edition of Big Talk Extra. ACTIVATE! Henry Dohnert talks about his volunteerism with the Broadview Learning Center on …

Another guidance counselor at a Catholic High School in Indianapolis is being fired, after she was outed to the school’s administration. Lynne Starkey is the second counselor to be informed her contract will not be renewed for the next school year, after her marriage to a woman was outed to Roncalli High School’s administration. Starkey worked for Roncalli for 39 …

Three days ago, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced they will slash the price for their popular insulin drug Humalog. The announcement by the 143 year-old Indianapolis-based Fortune 500 company comes amid growing public outcry over prescription drug pricing. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, the cost of insulin tripled over the past decade. In today’s feature report, …

Gun control advocates will protest outside of the Statehouse in Indianapolis this weekend; Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday he will try to build public support for a hate crimes bill; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb admitted yesterday that he used marijuana in college, despite currently opposing its legalization in Indiana; Online pothole and road hazard reporting is now available on …

Indiana’s second highest ranking public official, Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, is encouraging the expansion of the state’s timber industry. Lt. Gov. Crouch unveiled a strategic report on Tuesday, at the annual meeting of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, in downtown Indianapolis. The Indiana Hardwood Strategy report details opportunities to expand the state’s timber industry. According to the report, the state’s hardwood …