Monthly Archives: July 2021

The Art of Collecting Bookends

July 15, 2021 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

While there are those who would argue that physical books will soon be completely replaced by electronic books, I for one fall into the category of those who believe that a tablet will never replace the joy of sitting in your favorite chair with an old book. The discolored pages … Read More

CJ And The Bee

July 15, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

A friend’s e-mail asked if I could spell the word “murraya.” I laughed, thinking that practically every literate person could now spell the word after learning that 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde spelled it correctly, and became the first African-American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. I have plans to meet … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 16-22

July 15, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 20, 1921: For the first time in the history of City Court, a woman sat as judge yesterday afternoon and administered stern justice to erring sinners who came before the court. Miss Jessie Levy, who was admitted to practice about three weeks ago, took … Read More

Indianapolis Baseball History

July 15, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

Our Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper The Indianapolis Star has started referring to our local minor league team as the Indianapolis Minor League Team. Don’t know how I feel about this. But until they officially change their name I will call them the Indians. The Indians were formed in 1902. In … Read More

Disney’s Uncle Remus

July 15, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This column originally appeared August 7, 2009 James Baskett, the first male African American to win an Academy Award, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 16, 1904. His father, John Baskett, owned a barber shop on the east side and James attended Arsenal Technical High School where he studied … Read More