Fort Wayne Urban League

The four pairs of sneakers on display at Sweetwater, where they'll stay until July 26, in the hall near the arcade.

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Fort Wayne Urban League 'sneaker tour' kicks off at Sweetwater

Ella Abbott

Each pair of sneakers is hand painted by a local artist to promote the organizations upcoming Sneaker Ball.

Fort Wayne Urban League President Aisha Arrington presented the new initiative joined by mothers from the community.

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Urban League debuts mom-led initiative to improve police-community relations

Ella Abbott

One of the sneakers that will be on display.

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'Sneaker Tour' is Fort Wayne Urban League's fresh take on local art

Ella Abbott

Four pairs of sneakers were hand painted by local artists and will be traveling around Fort Wayne.

A wall displays several 'race cards' that were submitted by community members at an open house on Wednesday. The Fort Wayne Urban League will host a display of the submitted race cards through the end of the month.

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Urban League hosts open house to share Race Card submissions

Ella Abbott

The Fort Wayne Urban League received more than 4000 submissions throughout the month of February.

The Race Card project invites area residents to reflect on their own views on race.

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Fort Wayne Urban League partners with Race Card Project through February

Ella Abbott

The Race Card Project encourages people to distill their thoughts on the word "race" down to six words.

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Urban League Juneteenth Celebration Continues With Open Community Dialogue

Zach Bernard

The Fort Wayne Urban League’s massive weeklong Juneteenth celebration continued Thursday evening with an event called Lawn and Learn.Dozens spread lawn…

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Northeast Indiana Leaders Address Infant Mortality With Congressman Jim Banks

Indiana's infant mortality rate is higher than the national average, and parts of Allen County are home to the worst rates in the state. Congressman Jim…