Chicago State University

Preserving the Beats at Chicago State University.

This Saturday, February 28th at 2:15pm, I’ll be speaking on a panel at Chicago State University as part of the Symposium titled: Preserving the Beats: Collecting Chicago Hip Hop Here’s a description of the subject matter to be covered: Collecting is one part of preservation of hip hop. For the history and culture to…

February 24, 2015

ayanacontreras

Arts & Culture, Chicago Cultural History, Events, Jive Culture, Local Chicago Music, Music

Ayana Contreras, Chicago Hip Hop, Chicago Music History, Chicago State University, Local Chicago Music, music history
What Happens to Words in the Sun?

Quraysh Ali Lansana From Public Square, a project of Illinois Humanities Council, news of a Saturday Afternoon session at Englewood’s Perry Mansion Cultural Center. Mix poetry and conversation across generations, color, and neighborhood lines. Add sunshine and grow… “Join us for an afternoon of poetry, conversation, and sunshine as some of the most prolific and…

July 31, 2009

ayanacontreras

Arts & Culture, Events, Jive Culture, Performance, Spoken Word

Adrian Matejka, Angela Jackson, Chicago State University, Englewood, FM Supreme, Gwendolyn Brooks, Illinois Humanities Council, Kevin Coval, Louder Than a Bomb, poetry, Public Square, Quraysh Ali Lansana, spoken word