Listenings: A Playlist

Curated by Anthony Reed

Anthony Reed, Listenings

Thabiti Lewis, Making a Documentary about Chicago and the Black Arts Movement: A Collaborative Effort

A House Party Playlist

Curated by Marguerite L. Harrold

Marguerite L. Harrold, Growing Up in Chicago House Music

A Cecil Taylor Poetry-Music Playlist

Curated and Annotated by David Grundy

David Grundy, “everything that you do”: On the Poetry of Cecil Taylor

Reginald Gibbons, Remarks on the Passing of Cyrus Colter

Garin Cycholl, “a contract with/distance” : The Epic Shape of Sterling Plumpp’s Blues Lyric

Oscar Brown Jr., My Mission Is to Shine a Light on the World

Africa & Maggie Brown, Introductory Notes on the Texts of Oscar Brown Jr.

Ayana Contreras, To Be Free: The Intergenerational Spirit of Black Chicago’s Creative Scene