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African Americans in the Illinois General Assembly have had the longest uninterrupted presence in any state legislature in the United States, dating back to 1882. The first African American in the Illinois House of Representatives, John W. E. Thomas of Chicago, was elected in 1876, and after not being re-nominated in 1878 and 1880, returned to ...
Carolyn Marie Rodgers (December 14, 1940 [1] – April 2, 2010) was a Chicago-based writer, particularly noted for her poetry. [2] The youngest of four, Rodgers had two sisters and a brother, born to Clarence and Bazella Rodgers.
African Americans have significantly contributed to the history, culture, and development of Illinois since the early 18th century. The African American presence dates back to the French colonial era where the French brought black slaves to the U.S. state of Illinois early in its history, [3] and spans periods of slavery, migration, civil rights movement, and more.
The poem tells the story about a powerful girl with brown eyes. Mom recites 'uplifting' poem to daughter about loving her brown eyes: 'Her eyes are blue, yours are brown' Skip to main content
Minds flowing free: original poetry by "The Ladies" women's division of Cook County Department of Corrections, Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, editor (1986) The Family Linocut (1986) A very special tribute in honor of a very special person, Eugene Pieter Romayn Feldman, b. 1915-d. 1987 - poems, essays, letters by and to Eugene Pieter Romayn Feldman ...
An Indigenous mom sharing a poem with her daughter on TikTok has viewers feeling empowered and emotional. Tia Wood is a singer and TikToker from Vancouver, Canada with 2.3 million followers. Wood ...
In February 2021, it was approved for an National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects award to support outreach to historically Black colleges and universities. [ 4 ] The magazine is one of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses 2021 grant recipients of the Literary Magazine Fund, launched in 2019 with The Amazon Literary ...