#iupui

i live just north of Indiana Avenue which used to be the center of black culture in Indianapolis. it was demolished in an effort of genocide (in a destroying of a culture sort of way) by the government intentionally giving the land to Indiana University and building the interstate on top of a thriving community of massive cultural importance. The now destroyed Indiana Avenue was a huge part of early 1900s jazz culture too; it was said to rival New Orleans in the amount of important music and musician that came out of here!

unfortunately, only the Madam CJ Walker theater and a couple of small historic neighborhood streets were saved.

https://www.reclaimindianaavenue.org/

it's crazy that the entirety of IUPUI and the enormous hospital complex surounding are built on the destruction of black culture and livelihood

it's super f*cked up

This history of racism in Indianapolis isn't talked about or known about on just about any of the (admittedly mostly white) circles i run in. my family is from indy, i've lived here for most of my adult life, and i didn't know any of this until i went looking for it.

Please help me spread this around, i'm trying to do my part in supporting the black community in my area. And if there's something else i can do or something i'm doing wrong, let me know

We know in these trying times you may want a refund on some of your tution or maybe a straight answer from us. Instead, here’s a poster

"No, like...I was more drunk than you think."

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"Whats your plan?"

"Crawl into a corner, curl into a ball, an cry"

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*on the phone* "All I want to do is engage in capitalism an get some hot pizza.

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"This looks like an 80's commercial."

"Did you say anchovies?"

"No its blue an pink like an 80's commercial."

"I fuckin hate anchovies."

"Yeah stupid fish."

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"No i waited for an hour for my roomates pizza."

"I would have eaten it"

"No i was so excited, i even stopped on the stairs to open it...all fuckin mushrooms."

"I like mushrooms."

"NOOOOOOOO."

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(Talkin about some hashbrowns)

"The potato to crispy ratio makes these better than fries."

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