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Posts Tagged ‘ African American ’

African Independence Explored at Film Festival

By Chicagotalks
June 19, 2010
African Independence Explored at Film Festival

The African Jubilee Film Festival opens on June 27 at the  DuSable Museum of African American History , 740 East 56th Place, and the films are open to all members of the public and are free of charge. The first film which will be presented from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., is a special...
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Inside the Bronzeville Children’s Museum

By Theo Daniels
May 28, 2010
Inside the Bronzeville Children’s Museum

The Bronzeville Children’s Museum is one of only a handful of museums in the nation that focus on African-American children. Located on Chicago’s South Side, the museum teaches children about the accomplishments and contributions of black people in Chicago. Peggy Montes is the museum’s founder and president. “I was always interested in the way...
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Pan-African Association Hosts Celebration to Benefit Chicago’s African Refugees

By S. Evans
April 9, 2010
Pan-African Association Hosts Celebration to Benefit Chicago’s African Refugees

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois’ 9th Congressional District Representative, will speak at the annual Pan-African Night fundraiser for the Pan-African Association. The Pan-African Association was formed in 2002 to serve, empower and promote the interests of all refugees and immigrants of African descent. As part of the programming for the evening, Congresswoman Schakowsky, along with...
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“February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four”

By Chicagotalks
January 28, 2010
“February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four”

The Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media at Columbia College presents a reception, screening and community discussion of the film, February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four. The film looks back at how four African-American college freshmen took a stand for justice by...
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Uptown Celebrates Winthrop Avenue Pioneers, Remembers the Segregation They Faced

By Editor
September 17, 2009
Uptown Celebrates Winthrop Avenue Pioneers, Remembers the Segregation They Faced

By Lorraine Swanson, editor, Lake Effect News For the generations of McKeevers, Browns, Clarks, Jenkins, Thurmans, Austins, Grays, Lewises, Joneses, Colliers and Bakers that grew up on the 4600 block of North Winthrop, most thought it was just a place where their folks wanted to live. The sons and daughters of railroad porters, department...
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Pressures on Asian-Americans to be Asian and American

By Chicagotalks
August 14, 2008
Pressures on Asian-Americans to be Asian and American

by Alan Livshin August 14, 2008 – To live the American dream is hard enough for an American, but its even harder for Asian-Americans having to live up to American and Asian standards, especially cultural stereotypes. Social pressures, caused by misleading representation in the media and classic stereotypes, are placed on the Asian community...
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“Summer of Hate” Exhibit Opens in Bronzeville

By Chicagotalks
July 7, 2008
“Summer of Hate” Exhibit Opens in Bronzeville

By Ebony L. McCline ChicagoTalks first published a story about the Springfield race riots on Feb. 27, 2008. With the opening this month of the “Summer of Hate: A Modern Perspective of the Springfield Race Riot of 1908″ exhibit at the Bronzeville Visitor Information Center, we’re highlighting again this important historical issue. The special...
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