National Hook-Up of Black Women Circle City

07/28/2025

Do you feel called to serve the community and families of Indianapolis in a meaningful way? Ready to build something that creates real change and lasting impact?

We’re rebuilding the Circle City Chapter of The National Hook-Up of Black Women (NHBW), and we’re looking for women who are passionate about service, sisterhood, and community uplift.

This is a fresh start. A chance to be part of something powerful, healing, and rooted in love for the people.

Whether you’re an advocate, healer, educator, creative, or just someone with a heart to serve… your voice, your ideas, and your presence are needed.

💜 If you’re interested in helping relaunch this movement in Indy, reach out to Ajna Awakening directly.

Let’s rise together and restore what our communities deserve.

10/06/2024

October Recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We wish to inform you that support is available. Your well-being matters.

07/26/2024

May her family receive justice and peace.

“I rebuke you in the name….”

There is something about the name of Jesus. Sonya Massey’s last words echo through our spirits and hearts today as we lift her name to heaven’s front door and God welcomes her home.

You are the pride of Donna and James Wilburn, the motherly comfort for Malachi and Jeanette, and the reminder that life is precious, like the violets that sway in the wind in the grass of Springfield, Illinois. Your resting place has awakened a story that far too often we hear. Hashtags that come with memorial anniversaries and no changes to the law. Questions are left unanswered, and what-ifs stir in circles.

How do we protect ourselves against those called to serve? Why does the beauty of Black skin become a target for brutality?

May the unison of our voices ascend to the mountaintop and dip into the valleys until the truth is spoken and justice is given. Rest well; we will carry the fight from here.

Sonya Massey, We Exalt Your Name. Asé.

07/16/2024

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of women and their families? The NHBW is dedicated to uplifting our community through education, health, economic development, and social change. We offer support, resources, and advocacy to empower women and promote equity.

Why Join Us?

✊🏾Community Service: Engage in impactful projects that support women and children.
✊🏾Advocacy: Be a voice for social justice and policy change.
✊🏾Education: Promote literacy and educational opportunities.
✊🏾Health Initiatives: Support health awareness and access to care.

Get Involved Today! Become a part of a dynamic organization committed to creating positive change. Join our team and help us continue our mission of service and empowerment.

07/12/2024

Sylvia Rose Moy (September 15, 1938 – April 15, 2017) arrival at Motown in 1964 coincided with the company’s concerns about the future of Mr. Wonder’s career.

Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy known as Little Stevie Wonder leading him to sign with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11. In 1963, the single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 when Wonder was aged 13, making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart. However, Stevie's voice began to change.

According to Berry Gordy's autobiography To Be Loved, Moy was directly responsible for the label keeping Stevie Wonder. Gordy wrote that, after Stevie's voice began to change as a result of puberty, he was going to drop him from the label. It was then that Moy went to Gordy and asked "if she could come up with a hit for Stevie would he reconsider"; he agreed.

Her first writing success came with "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", which she co-wrote with Henry "Hank" Cosby after hearing Wonder improvising on piano. Moy wrote lyrics to the song, which she conveyed to Wonder by singing into his headphones one line ahead as he recorded.

Moy also wrote and produced Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour" and "I Was Made to Love Her". She also co-wrote "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" with Holland-Dozier-Holland for the Isley Brothers; and "It Takes Two" with William "Mickey" Stevenson for Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston.

◾She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside fellow Motown songwriter and producer Hank Cosby in 2006.

07/12/2024

A picture of Trayvon Martin at space camp. He posthumously received an aviation honorary degree.
Today would've been his 28th Birthday.

06/23/2024

Cicely Tyson, Vintage image of when she was young, absolutely beautiful!
Cicely Louise Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress. In a career which spanned more than seven decades in film, television and theatre, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. Tyson received various awards including three Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Tony Award, an Honorary Academy Award, and a Peabody Award.
Having appeared in minor film and television roles early in her career, Tyson garnered widespread attention and critical acclaim for her performance as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972); she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her work in the film. Tyson's portrayal of the title role in the 1974 television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Ernest J. Gaines, won her further praise; among other accolades, the role won her two Emmy Awards and a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She received another Emmy Award nomination for her role as Binta in the acclaimed series Roots (1977).
Tyson continued to act on film and television in the 21st century in projects such as Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), A Lesson Before Dying (1999), Because of Winn-Dixie, Diary of a Mad Black Woman (both 2005), The Help (2011), The Trip to Bountiful (2014) and Last Flag Flying (2017). She also played the recurring role of Ophelia Harkness in the ABC legal drama TV series How to Get Away With Murder since the show's inception in 2014, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series five times.
In addition to her screen career, Tyson appeared in various theater productions. She received a Vernon Rice Award in 1962 for her Off-Broadway performance in Moon on a Rainbow Shawl. Tyson also starred as Carrie Watts in the Broadway play The Trip to Bountiful, winning the Tony Award, the Outer Critics Award, and the Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play in 2013. She returned to Broadway in the 2016 revival of The Gin Game starring opposite James Earl Jones. Tyson was named a Kennedy Center honoree in 2015. In November 2016, Tyson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian honor in the United States. In 2020, she was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.