Indiana Black Expo
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Indiana Black Expo is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. It is responsible for overseeing two of the state's largest cultural events:{{cite web |last1=Indiana Black Expo |title=About Us |url=https://www.indianablackexpo.com/about-ibe/ |website=Indiana Black Expo |access-date=June 24, 2021}} the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, and the Circle City Classic.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-27 |title=Indiana Black Expo |url=https://staging.indyencyclopedia.org/indiana-black-expo-ibe/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=indyencyclopedia.org |language=en-US}}
History
The first Indiana Black Expo occurred in 1971.{{Cite web |last=TROTTER |first=EUNICE |date=2022-07-06 |title=Trotter: Indiana Black Expo through the years |url=https://indianapolisrecorder.com/trotter-indiana-black-expo-through-the-years/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Indianapolis Recorder |language=en-US}}
Since 1983, Indiana Black Expo has hosted the Circle City Classic. The two-day event, held the first weekend in October, includes a parade as well as its main attraction, a college football game held between two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.indianablackexpo.com/}}
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