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A’Lelia Bundles (from left), Cleveland Hayes, Sen. Andrea Hunley, Leah Johnson and Nichelle Hayes participate in a panel discussion Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. The event was titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History.” Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

Author, journalist and news producer A’Lelia Bundles speaks during a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror

A presentation slide shows a sharp rise in censorship during a panel, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

Author Leah Johnson speaks during a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

An audience member asks a question after a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

Books from the Black Worldschoolers mobile bookstore are displayed during a panel, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

A guest takes a picture as A’Lelia Bundles (from left), Cleveland Hayes, Sen. Andrea Hunley, Leah Johnson and Nichelle Hayes participate in a panel Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. The event was titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History.” Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

Cleveland Hayes (left) talks to guests after a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

A’Lelia Bundles (from left), Cleveland Hayes, Sen. Andrea Hunley, Leah Johnson and Nichelle Hayes participate in a panel Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. The event was titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History.” Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

The audience, comprised of community members, students and educators, listen to a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. Credit: Imani Wills-Henderson for Mirror Indy

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See photos from A’Lelia Bundles Bundles’ visit to Indianapolis

by Imani Wills-Henderson, Mirror Indy
September 6, 2024

<h1>See photos from A’Lelia Bundles Bundles’ visit to Indianapolis</h1>
<p class="byline">by Imani Wills-Henderson, Mirror Indy <br />September 6, 2024</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH01-1024x657.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34183" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A'Lelia Bundles (from left), Cleveland Hayes, Sen. Andrea Hunley, Leah Johnson and Nichelle Hayes participate in a panel discussion Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. The event was titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History.”</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH02-2-771x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34202" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Author, journalist and news producer A'Lelia Bundles speaks during a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH03-1024x607.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34185" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A presentation slide shows a sharp rise in censorship during a panel, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH04-1024x621.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34186" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Author Leah Johnson speaks during a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH05-1024x671.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34187" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An audience member asks a question after a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH06-1024x715.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34188" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Books from the Black Worldschoolers mobile bookstore are displayed during a panel, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH07-1024x791.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34189" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A guest takes a picture as A'Lelia Bundles (from left), Cleveland Hayes, Sen. Andrea Hunley, Leah Johnson and Nichelle Hayes participate in a panel Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. The event was titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History.”</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH08-1024x674.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34190" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cleveland Hayes (left) talks to guests after a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH09-1024x615.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34191" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A'Lelia Bundles (from left), Cleveland Hayes, Sen. Andrea Hunley, Leah Johnson and Nichelle Hayes participate in a panel Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis. The event was titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History.”</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alelia-Bundles-panel-Madam-Walker-Legacy-Center_AWH10-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34192" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The audience, comprised of community members, students and educators, listen to a panel discussion titled, “Book Bans, Education and the Long Campaign to Teach the Truth about Black History,” on Sept. 4, 2024, at Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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