Indianapolis Urban League

INDIANAPOLIS — “This is usually how it is every Tuesday morning. We start off with the big crowd and it usually takes us about an hour to get through them,” David Gray, volunteer with the Indianapolis Urban League said. When the pandemic started just over a year ago, volunteers at the Indianapolis Urban League, like […]

This week would have marked the deadline for census counting but it has been extended through Oct. 31. The Exchange Club at Indianapolis Urban League and the Community Alliance of the Far Eastside, teamed up today to make sure every person counts.

Hosted by Cameron Ridle and Ebony Chappel Callie Kennington and Tony Mason of Count Me INDY join us live to talk all things Census 2020 PLUS listener calls and comments on school reopenings. Our Community Spotlight this week is the Strong Men, Strong Minds Empowerment Rally.

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com News & Sports  — A rally based on inclusion and belonging is being held in Indianapolis on this busy Friday as the Inauguration and swearing-in of the 45th American president is underway in Washington D.C. Local organizers say this rally is, “intended to celebrate and affirm Indy as a welcoming and supportive community.” It’s a […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com News & Sports  — Air conditioner maker Carrier is changing its mind about moving thousands of manufacturing jobs from here in Indianapolis to Mexico. The New York Times reports President-elect Donald Trump and Indiana Governor/Vice President-elect Mike Pence have reached a deal with the company to keep close to a thousand of those […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com News & Sports  —  Good day to you Indy on this #GivingTuesday…. An Indiana health professional, who served as the architect of this state’s Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) is President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Seema Verma has been picked to join the […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News & Sports… It’s too soon to say that ‘suspect’ voter lists are evidence of voter fraud. That’s the word from Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry, a Democrat who’s also the top prosecutor here in this county. Curry is pushing back on the Indiana State Police’s claims they’ve have found evidence of voter […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News Indiana reaction is pouring in, in the wake of a sniper executing a shooting rampage in Dallas Texas that left five Dallas police officers dead and seven others critically injured Thursday night. Indiana Representative Andre’ Carson: Indiana Representative Susan Brooks: “Last night’s ambush on a peaceful protest and on the law enforcement community […]

@kwellscomm On today’s Trending on “Access Indy with Kim Wells”… I’ll call this, a tip of my hat to my former media boss, the late-Bill Mays, who was an angel investor. If you’d like to learn about the process of angel investing, Indy, here’s your access to it courtesy of the Chicago Urban League who reached out […]

Kim’sTLCNaptown.com Local and National News & Sports Headlines   Good day to you on this last day of March. The worst of the storms are expected well to the south of Indianapolis, but here in the city, we could still see some severe weather this evening. The National Weather Service says southern Indiana is in […]

A community forum is taking place right now in Indy on the northeast side to observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day–an event which highlights the importance of education, prevention, testing, treatment, services and advocacy in the Black Community around the issue of HIV/AIDS. Friday’s event is helmed by the Minority Health Coalition of Marion County with […]

Today has a two-fold focus on awareness. It is “World AIDS Day” and “Giving Tuesday.” Giving Tuesday aims 180 degrees away from the recent chatter and activities of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  This day is a 24-hour online campaign to encourage people to donate to charities, volunteer, and support causes that help others. Giving Tuesday began three […]