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Black History Moment: The Walker Theatre

Posted by Greg L on March 1, 2010 · 2 Comments

The Walker Theatre at 617 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis Indiana I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. When most people think of African-Americans and Indiana, they immediately think of Gary, Indiana, the birthplace of the Jackson Five. Those who aren’t familiar with the mid-west don’t realize that Indianapolis has a significant African-American population. New York had … Continue reading →

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“If we remain poor and dependent, the riches of other men will not avail us. If we are ignorant, the intelligence of other men will do but little for us. If we are foolish, the wisdom of other men will not guide us. If we are wasteful of time and money, the economy of other men will only make our destitution the more disgraceful and hurtful. “
Frederick Douglass
“If you form the habit of going by what you hear others say about someone, or going by what others think about someone, instead of searching that thing out for yourself and seeing for yourself, you will be walking west when you think you’re going east, and you will be walking east when you think you’re going west. This generation, especially of our people, has a burden, more so than any other time in history. The most important thing we can learn to do today is think for ourselves.”
Malcolm X
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