Saturday, August 27, 2022

CITIZENS’ HISTORY OF BRONZEVILLE KICKOFF CELEBRATION

 Northeastern’s Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) invites the University community to the Citizens’ History of Bronzeville Kickoff Celebration from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 to explore the neighborhood’s history, culture, music and more. 

Rediscover Bronzeville’s rich history with a panel discussion featuring award-winning columnist John Fountain; author, speaker and public historian Michele Duster; President and CEO of Chicago Defender Charities Myiti Sengstacke-Rice; and founder of the Bronzeville Historical Society Sherry Williams. 

The discussion will be moderated by Associate Professor of Urban Community Studies Zada Johnson. It is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Writing Project, and the Illinois Writing Project, in collaboration with CCICS and the Bronzeville Historical Society.

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