Write On: The Art of the Written Word (Chicago 2006)

Write On: The Art of the Written Word, held in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 features a panel of four HistoryMakers including publisher and poet Haki Madhubuti, author Samuel Greenlee, poet Angela Jackson and playwright Useni Eugene Perkins. The event moderator, WGN-TV’s Merri Dee, introduces writer and educator Sandra Jackson-Opoku, who provides the history and commentary on the current state of African American literature, the historical significance of the Black Arts Movement, and Gwendolyn Brooks’ contribution to African American literature in Chicago. Each panelist was introduced and recited an excerpt from one of his or her literary works after a video introduction featuring clips from each panelist’s HistoryMaker interview.

This Illinois Humanities Council funded-public program was hosted at the Harris Bank Auditorium in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Sponsors included Harris Bank, American Airlines, the Chicago Tribune, Aly’s Posey Patch, Black Sophisticate’s and Carson Pirie Scott.

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