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6 new cabaret shows celebrate iconic Black entertainers

January 29, 2026
Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

PsyWrn Simone will perform “Black Thread: Songs that Nina Taught Me” on Saturday and Sunday at the District Theatre.

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In its fifth year, Butter art fair eclipses $1.1M in cumulative art sales

September 5, 2025
Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

More than 10,000 people attended the fifth edition of the Butter fine art fair over Labor Day weekend, where 104 artworks sold for a total of $192,000.

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2026 Innovation Issue: Braun, Trump sweep DEI out of government

May 1, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

In a letter to Hoosiers, Braun said the state was “replacing the divisive DEI ideology with a level playing field of MEI: Merit, Excellence, and Innovation.”

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UPDATE: Martin University puts Indianapolis campus up for sale

February 19, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

A Martin University spokesperson told IBJ that proceeds from the sale of university assets “will be applied toward outstanding obligations, including past debts and employee payroll.”

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Nike faces federal probe over allegations of ‘DEI-related’ discrimination against white workers

February 5, 2026

EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has moved swiftly to target diversity and inclusion policies that she has long criticized as potentially discriminatory.

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Fight continues over proposed ban on driver’s license gender changes

November 7, 2025 | Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Advocates for transgender Hoosiers spoke in opposition to an Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles regulation revision to prohibit gender marker changes that have been allowed since 2009.

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Rokita files lawsuit against IPS for ‘frustrating’ immigration officials

November 6, 2025 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

The lawsuit alleges Indianapolis Public Schools maintains policies that violate Indiana’s anti-sanctuary statute.

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IPS changes Office of Racial Equity amid national backlash to DEI

October 29, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The transition was meant to ensure “that every student has what they need to be successful, regardless of their identity,” the district said in a statement Wednesday.

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Ex-Amazon driver sues civil rights agency for dropping her case following executive order

October 22, 2025 | Associated Press

The suit is the latest example of workers scrambling to find recourse as federal agencies abandon their cases in response to Trump’s shake-up of the country’s civil rights enforcement infrastructure.

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Legislative caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for ‘diluting Black voting power’

October 21, 2025 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Although Indiana leans Republican, caucus members argued that Hoosier Democrats should still be represented in Congress.

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Indianapolis startup bank Generations set to launch early next year with two retail locations

October 15, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Generations is set to be Indiana’s first minority depository institution—and one of only 153 operating in the United States and its territories. But the bank will be open to anyone.

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Federal court rejects request to stop Indiana’s denial of gender changes on birth certificates

September 29, 2025 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

The judge said the ACLU is unlikely to prevail on arguments that the state violated transgender Hoosiers’ 14th Amendment rights in refusing to process court-ordered gender marker changes on their birth certificates.

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Rokita to deny state contracts to law firms that use DEI practices

September 25, 2025 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

Starting Oct. 24, the policy will allow the attorney general to block a state agency’s request for outside counsel if the law firm engages in discriminatory practices.

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Rokita backs INDOT request to waive federal race/gender hiring considerations for contractors

September 9, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in which he argued that the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program is unconstitutional.

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Braun administration seeks legal opinion on business diversity programs

September 9, 2025 | Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The administration is seeking an advisory opinion on the legality of the Governor’s Commission on Supplier Diversity and the continued implementation of the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Program.

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State contractors who violate anti-DEI policies could face civil penalties

August 28, 2025 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

The Indiana attorney general, in coordination with Gov. Mike Braun’s administration, is reviewing all state contracts to ensure that they do not violate the state’s anti-DEI laws.

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Butter fine art fair announces West Coast exhibition in 2026

August 28, 2025 | IBJ Staff

The event will mark the first full staging of GangGang’s signature fine art fair outside of Indianapolis. Additional pop-up versions are scheduled in Chicago and Miami.

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State targets ‘discriminatory’ DEI practices, cancels minority business conference

August 25, 2025 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The 17th annual Business Conference and B2Bloom Expo, hosted by the Department of Administration’s Division of Supplier Diversity, showcased ways for underrepresented companies to contract with the state.

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A&E Preview: The District Theatre looks to develop resident Latino company

August 22, 2025 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Leaders at The District Theatre considers “American Mariachi,” a play focused on women who want to enter the male-dominated art form of mariachi in the 1970s, an important step toward incubating a Latino theater company.

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La Plaza cancels annual Fiesta celebration over ‘deep concern’ for safety

August 21, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The organization did not specifically say why the Hispanic Heritage Month event was being canceled, but the announcement comes as the federal government is ramping up its efforts to detain and deport immigrants.

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Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

August 14, 2025 | Associated Press

The guidance has been on hold since April when three federal judges blocked various portions of the Education Department’s anti-DEI measures.

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Rokita expands investigation into Notre Dame, Butler DEI practices

August 14, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

The civil investigative demands are being used to determine whether the schools’ DEI practices could violate their nonprofit statuses, the Indiana False Claims Act or the Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, Rokita said.

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