Mpozi Tolbert left an impact on the Indianapolis arts scene before his sudden death in 2006. A Broad Ripple mural in his memory disappeared just as suddenly this week.
The alley-facing wall of Lava Hookah Bar on Guilford Avenue is now plain white after hosting a tribute for Tolbert since 2008.
"You really are erasing the very idea that this took place at all," Handskillz said."What could paint a starker picture than painting it white?" Tolbert was best known as a photographer and a DJ, including inside of the building where his tribute had stood. He died at age 34 due to a heart attack. Dillon said the association told the Lava building's new owners about the significance of the Mpozi Tolbert mural in May, and the owners assured them then that the mural would stay in place. She said the association received no warning that the mural would be removed.
Jeff Miner, a longtime friend of Tolbert, said he understands why the building owners would start fresh, but that it does not make the action any less painful.
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