Civil Rights Heritage Center

The Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center will offer a variety of amenities, including a gym, a financial empowerment center, and more.

South Bend celebrates completion of Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center

Mike Murrell

South Bend celebrated a major milestone with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center. The event included a nearly one-mile march.

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Michiana Chronicles: To Odie Mae Streets, the world was one country

April Lidinsky

April Lidinsky talks with Dr. Monica Tetzlaff, a professor of history at Indiana University South Bend, about the life and legacy of Odie Mae Streets.

Kenneth Brandy announces the launch of a new children's book about his mother, Barbara V. Brandy, at the Civil Rights Heritage Center on Thursday, Feb. 10.

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New children’s book series will focus on South Bend civil rights icons

Gemma DiCarlo

In honor of Black History Month, the Barbara V. Brandy Foundation is partnering with the IUSB Civil Rights Heritage Center and Wolfson Press to launch a children’s book series about local civil rights icons.

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Michiana Chronicles: Listening is Just the Beginning - A Conversation with Dr. Darryl Heller

April Lidinsky

April Lidinsky speaks with Dr. Darryl Heller, Director of the Civil Rights Heritage Center at IU South Bend, about holding difficult conversations.Music:…

Politics & Issues

A Conversation In South Bend About The Current Uprising

Tony Krabill

Monday, July 20, 2020 at 9 PMWVPE brings you a virtual conversation from The Civil Rights Heritage Center from Thursday, June 11th, entitled “Perspectives…