This series — Latinx & Proud! — is a look into the world of Latinx literature and the poets who use language to explore the boundaries of their communities and identities. By sharing these interviews and articles, we hope […]
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This past September, Tarfia Faizullah flew in from Chicago to join City of Asylum as they wrapped up their 15th annual Jazz Poetry Month. Prior to her performance, Faizullah sat down in the Alphabet City green […]
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Osama Alomar settles into his home in Pittsburgh’s North Side and opens up Skype. In Quebec, Canada, more than 750 miles away, C.J. Collins sits at his desk, pulls a set of headphones over his ears, […]
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Ethan Michaeli discusses his experience working for The Chicago Defender, his research process, and his thoughts on the future of the newspaper in the age of the Internet and lightning-fast information.
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Ethan Michaeli, author of the “The Defender,” on chronicling the history of the famous Black newspaper and the role of media in our current political climate.
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In the fifth interview of our series “Cultivating Latino Arts” filmmaker Ray Santisteban talks about the roots of disenfranchisement, the FBI’s history of repression, and how a coalition of some of Chicago’s poorest, least-educated groups changed the future of national politics.
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