Presentation created by Alexis Stephens, Senior Communications Associate at PolicyLink. Presented at Kheprw Institute on September 25, 2016 at Gentrify: Equitable Development vs. Economic Development.
Is Gentrification the Problem in Indianapolis? A recent report by the Center for Community Progress was presented at Development on Tap, a monthly discussion hosted by LISC (Local Initiative Support Corporation), which finally acknowledged that gentrification is real. While the author acknowledged that gentrification is real, he argued that it is a relatively small issue compared to neighborhood decline and …
Jim Scheurich, Indianapolis citizen & IUPUI university professor On Friday, October 28th, the Recorder published an article by McCoy of Chalkbeat Indiana called, “Out-of-state money seems to be skipping the IPS board race.” Community activists have repeatedly made the point that major money from wealthy individuals and organizations from outside Indiana has poured into the IPS board election. These activists …
I Just turn 20 recently, and the brief time before and after I became of age, there has been a swell of changes in my life. One of the most prominent is my recent enrollment into IUPUI. Today marks my sixth week in college, and oh boy have there been some lessons. When I started my goal to get into …
Republished with permission from gaylecosby.wordpress.com __ Dear Reader, Did you know that Marian University now owns a lot more land than it used to? That’s right. Indianapolis Public Schools transferred several acres of land surrounding Cold Spring School last week to Marian University. This acreage included lots of natural habitat along the river as well as three buildings, one of which is the beautiful …
Jim Scheurich, Professor IUPUI School of Education The Mind Trust is not a single organization. It is a host of organizations all deceptively working together to control IPS education (see https://kheprw.org/ips-research-group-presentation-on-the-mind-trust/ for more elaboration of this point). All of these organizations are funded by Big Money from here in Indy but also from wealthy individuals, corporations, and other organizations from …
Monday July 25th, 2016 | 6:00pm-8pm Julia Carson Government Center | 300 East Fall Creek Pkwy North Join a discussion with Dr. Jim Scheurich Professor IUPUI Urban Education Doctoral Program with doctoral students along with Dr. Doug Martin author “Hoosier School Heist” and Julia Vaughn, Common Cause of Indiana as they examine critical questions regarding education reform and public education. Featured …
I’m going to connect how subversion has always been a tactic to undermine the rising “Black Consciousness.” My examples will be Ida B. Wells and Aunt Jemima, the 1965-68 Race Riots in Detroit, Newark, NJ and L.A. Watts, and the 1992 L.A. Riots/Gangsta Rap. Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) journalist, suffragist, sociologist, and feminist was a prominent voice for the civil …
