Virtual Program

Tuesday, October 27, 2020
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.(EST)

Free Program (Registration Required)

Registration closes 2 hours prior to the start of the program.

Redlining - the discriminatory practice by which banks refuse or limit mortgages to people of color, ethnic minorities, and low-income workers within specific geographic areas – still defines much of where we live or can live in Indianapolis. These federal government policies, established by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation in 1933, reinforced segregation and disinvestment in parts of the community, with ramifications felt today, particularly in black neighborhoods.  

What do discriminatory housing practices look like in our city? How can equitable housing policies change that trajectory now? Join us for a series of interdisciplinary community discussions with advocates, leaders, and scholars to examine the tangled roots of race, class and housing in Indianapolis and grapple with its consequences today.

Making It Local Developing the City with Brad Beaubien, Lourenzo Giple, Jerome Horne, and Brittanie Redd. 

Delve into how Redlining has created inequalities in our built environment and influenced how our city is planned for architecture, transit, and urban planning.

This bicentennial program series has been made possible through a grant from Indiana Humanities, in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities, and from The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate.

Virtual Program

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.(EST)

Free Program (Registration Required)

Registration closes 2 hours prior to the start of the program.

Redlining - the discriminatory practice by which banks refuse or limit mortgages to people of color, ethnic minorities, and low-income workers within specific geographic areas – still defines much of where we live or can live in Indianapolis. These federal government policies, established by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation in 1933, reinforced segregation and disinvestment in parts of the community, with ramifications felt today, particularly in black neighborhoods.  

What do discriminatory housing practices look like in our city? How can equitable housing policies change that trajectory now? Join us for a series of interdisciplinary community discussions with advocates, leaders, and scholars to examine the tangled roots of race, class and housing in Indianapolis and grapple with its consequences today.

Creating Equity Today with Janis Bradly, Amy Nelson, and Diana Rice-Wilkerson. 

Decode how we see redlining in today’s housing practices and explore way we can create more equitable housing markets. Delve into how Redlining has created inequalities in our built environment and influenced how our city is planned for architecture, transit and urban planning.

This bicentennial program series has been made possible through a grant from Indiana Humanities, in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities, and from The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate.

a virtual book talk with Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.(EST)

Guest (with book): $36 | IHS Member (with book): $30
Ticket price includes a signed copy of the book, shipping, and the presentation.
Additional Book: $25

Books will not arrive in time for program.
Option for purchasing a program registration without a book is located below.

Registration closes 2 hours prior to the start of the program.

Entrepreneur, activist, and community builder Madam C.J. Walker not only created a hair-care empire, she also built up the communities she lived in, especially in Indianapolis. But she was more than just another rich person who donated money to charity in the early twentieth century. Walker was a significant philanthropist who challenged Jim Crow's racism and sexism in her day, and continues to shape generosity in ours.

Join Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman, award-winning Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, as he discusses his new book, Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy during Jim Crow.

Program supported by A’Lelia Bundles and Junior League of Indianapolis.

a virtual book talk with Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.(EST)

Guest: $10 | IHS Member: $5
Ticket price includes program only.

Option for purchasing a registration to include a copy of the book is located above.

Registration closes 2 hours prior to the start of the program.

Entrepreneur, activist, and community builder Madam C.J. Walker not only created a hair-care empire, she also built up the communities she lived in, especially in Indianapolis. But she was more than just another rich person who donated money to charity in the early twentieth century. Walker was a significant philanthropist who challenged Jim Crow's racism and sexism in her day, and continues to shape generosity in ours.

Join Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman, award-winning Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, as he discusses his new book, Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy during Jim Crow.

Program supported by A’Lelia Bundles and Junior League of Indianapolis.