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According to the Indianapolis Recorder, efforts to establish a federation of all-black women's clubs in Indiana began after Elizabeth L. Davis, national organizer of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, spoke at a rally held at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 4, 1904. [2]
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 8, 20 food trucks will be stationed along Old Washington Street Bridge at White River State Park for the Lunacy! solar eclipse festival. In addition to the vendors ...
Alternatively, some sources assign the title of first to the Indianapolis Leader [2] or the Logansport Colored Visitor, [3] both of which were first published in August 1879. A 1996 survey of Indiana's African American newspapers found that two-thirds were founded before the Great Migration began in 1915. [ 2 ]
CFAC is affiliated with Indianapolis' Division of Community Nutrition and Food Policy. [5] The Division of Community Nutrition and Food Policy was created to address racial inequity in the food system, create food programs and policies, and reduce food insecurity with a focus on low-income areas and food deserts throughout Indianapolis. [9]
The group serves free meals. Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer global movement sharing free, usually [1] [2] vegan meals as a protest against war and poverty.Each chapter collects surplus food from grocery stores, bakeries, and that would otherwise go to waste and occasionally collects items from garbage dumpsters when stores are uncooperative. [3]
Gleaners Food Bank delivery truck at a food pantry in Indianapolis, Indiana. Gleaners Food Bank was established in 1980 and is the largest food bank in Indiana. In addition to the Indianapolis metropolitan area, it serves 21 counties in Central and Southeastern Indiana. Gleaners Food Bank became an affiliate of Feeding America in 1981. [1]
In 1970, the governments of Indianapolis and Marion County consolidated, expanding the city from 82 square miles (210 km 2) [3] to more than 360 square miles (930 km 2) overnight. As a result, Indianapolis has a unique urban-to-rural transect, ranging from dense urban neighborhoods, to suburban tract housing subdivisions, to rural villages. [4]
The Indianapolis Freeman (1884–1926) was the first illustrated black newspaper in the United States. [2] Founder and owner Louis Howland, who was soon replaced by Edward Elder Cooper , published its first print edition on November 20, 1884.