Black History Month is a time to honor achievement and resilience — but it is also a chance to ask what history means right here at home. In this episode, I sit down with two prominent African American residents of Fishers, Howard Stevenson and Eddie Rivers, for a wide-ranging conversation about local experiences, community progress, and the often-overlooked threads of Black history in Hamilton County.

Stevenson is a Fishers civic leader and attorney who serves as president of the Fishers Plan Commission and vice president of the Fishers Board of Zoning Appeals. He previously served on the Hamilton Southeastern School Board. He is also a founder and partner at Stevenson Legal Group and has served as an adjunct law professor.

Rivers is a West Point graduate and longtime business and civic leader. His background includes an Army career and corporate leadership, along with deep community involvement focused on mentorship and opportunity. He is also connected to local business leadership through Rivers Business Solutions (RBS), a certified diverse supplier founded in 2005.

Together, they reflect on what Black History Month should mean in a fast-growing community like Fishers — and why local conversations about history, inclusion, and civic life still matter.

The LarryInFishers.com Podcast series is sponsored by Citizens State Bank.

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