WFYI's Jill Ditmire spoke with Danicia Malone, urban planner and founding member of Blackspace Indianapolis, the group partnering with the Arts Council of Indianapolis to present four programs.

Dr. Chaniece Wallace's death highlights a stark racial disparity in maternal mortality rates. Nationwide, Black women are at least twice as likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth or within a year of pregnancy as white women.

Indianapolis's Far Eastside has dealt with years of social disadvantage. Now the pandemic magnifies those inequities, and all of that can fuel violent crime.

Racial equity issues have been an afterthought -- if mentioned at all -- in most Indiana school board races in past years. But after this summers social justice protests, students and communities are demanding school boards address systemic racism and a wide range of connected issues.

A recent report says school funding gaps between students based on income status and race are widening under Indiana's state funding model, but it also makes recommendations to change course.

The Indy Racial Equity Pledge includes addressing inequalities in health, education, and criminal justice while increasing job opportunities and raising entry-level wages.

From 2014 to 2018, Marion County had a housing loss rate of 4.9 percent. About 17,500 households lost their homes each year. New America's Yuliya Panfil says the report takes a deep dive into census statistics to find which neighborhoods are in danger.

Black residents in Indianapolis continue to face inequity and disparity when it comes to home ownership and home loan lending.

A new bank on the near northeast side aims to increase equity in home ownership and business lending.

The WNBA stood with major sporting leagues across the country postponing games for several days last week.