Lauren Holton

Writer and poet serving up unconventional stories with a lot whim and flavor. “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt…” - Col 4:6🧂✨

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Hi, I'll be live-tweeting today's Community Affairs Committee meeting. #indydocumenters @indydocumenters @mirrorindy

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Monday has always been painted as the villain of the week. But what if the real battle isn't Monday? What if it's the war within ourselves? My latest reflection is a reminder that taking care of your mind isn't selfish, it's stewardship... #saltonthewhim https://t.co/XCMMf57QOZ

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Clarification: Her upcoming movie adaptation of her novel "Children of Blood and Bone".

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Brianna, staff member of The Center for Black Literature & Culture at Central Library took the stage after Mariah Ivey performed her poem to speak about Tomi Adeyemi accolades as an Author and her upcoming movie "Children of Blood and Bone", set to release in July 2027.

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Correction: After poet Mariah Ivey performed, Bryanna Barnes, public services associate at the CBLC introduced Tomi Adeyemi. Barnes discussed Adeyemi's accolades as an Author and her upcoming movie, "Children of Blood and Bone", that is set to be released in July 2027.

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Brianna, staff member of The Center for Black Literature & Culture at Central Library took the stage after Mariah Ivey performed her poem to speak about Tomi Adeyemi accolades as an Author and her upcoming movie "Children of Blood and Bone", set to release in July 2027.

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Correction: Hallie Raikes, manager of the Center for Black Literature and Culture at Central Library welcomed Gregory Hill, the CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library.

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Gregory Hill, the CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library was welcomed by library staff Hailey.

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Have questions? Think we got something wrong? Send any questions on the meeting or these tweets @indydocumenters or email us at [email protected].

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Hi, I'll be live-tweeting today's Irvington Community Schools Board Meeting. #indydocumenters @indydocumenters @mirrorindy

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Picture of Irvington residents in protest against the data center.

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Picture of residents on the left and board members on the right.

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Board chair Rodriguez adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m.

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Cosby ended her report with the announcement of new evaluation system for the staff with the purpose of providing more support and feedback for the year.

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The district plan was discussed with principals and now the principals will be creating an improvement plan for the school. The plans will be yearly and will provide benchmarks each year.

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Another resident stated that, “83% of respondents did not want a data center in the neighborhood or a DC Blox due to environmental concerns.”

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Michael, an east-side community member expressed that, “Residents do not want their children to be test subjects and would not send his child to a school if a data center was within 2 to 3 miles radius. The community does not want this here.”

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The board opened the floor to 5 public commenters who expressed their concerns about the data center, their disappointment in the board original response, and their gratitude for the board appealing the DC Blox Data Center Variance decision.

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Board Chair Rodriguez mentioned the board next meeting will be on August 26th at 6 p.m. and opened the floor up for public comments.

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Monfreda emphasized that research has been done regarding the data center and closed with thanking the community for their input.