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The Monroe County Chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force released a study last year, examining 20 years of racial inequality in the criminal justice system, education, housing and employment. At the State of the Black Community, speakers presented the results of that study. In today’s second part of a two part …

National Endowment for the Arts Announces $27 Million in Grants; HUD to Fund New Shalom Development; Monroe County Council Approves Ongoing Funding for Harm Reduction Program; Council Supports Shalom Center Weekend Operations; Monroe County Ask For More Conversation about Hoosier Logging; Information Session Held Tonight on North-West side Road Project Proposal. FEATURE William Hosea, Chair of the Board of Commissioners …

PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Maqube Reese and James Sanders, who present an overview of the annual State of the Black Community address. Maqube Reese is the Chair of Black History Month, and James Sanders is the Black History Month Kick-Off Chair. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and William discuss Carmen Seiring’s article in Bloom …

Bloomington and Monroe County residents gathered for the first State of the Black Community in Bloomington City Council Chambers last night. Presenting at the conference were Safe and Civil City Director Rafi Hasan; Black Democratic Caucus Chair William Hosea; Attorney Geoff Bradley; and Associate Professor of Education Stephanie Power-Carter, along with Caleb Poer. The speakers presented research findings on racial …

Kilroys on Kirkwood, in downtown Bloomington, is facing a city challenge over its ability to operate in Monroe County; Tonight is the State of the Black Community in Bloomington City Council Chambers; INDOT’s project manager for Interstate 69’s Section 5 says work crews have moved more than 700 thousand cubic yards of soil since the State took over construction in …