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Olivia Lockhart, an older Black woman, pulls a cloth off a historical marker titled, "Phyllis Wheatley YWCA." Other people are standing nearby, including a man in a suit speaking behind a podium.

See photos from the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA historical marker celebration

by Ted Somerville and Mesgana Waiss April 30, 2025May 1, 2025

The marker honors the legacy of the YWCA created with help from Madam C.J. Walker for the Black women and girls in Indianapolis.

The marquee at the Madame CJ Walker building.

Preserving the legacy of two Indy icons

by WFYI November 1, 2023March 6, 2025

Part of Indiana Avenue is now Madam Walker Way.