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Novelist Jamaica Kincaid is renowned as a prolific writer on family relationships and her native Antigua. She is also an avid gardener and in her recent work, An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children, she honors plant life with honesty as well as wit, offering an important look at how legacies of empire and slavery shape where and why we grow certain crops. Join Kincaid as she connects with Chicago Humanities to expand on the ABCs of plants that define our world and the truths of colonial history that manifest in our gardens.
Chicago Humanities’ Social Justice & Equity Series is generously supported by Allstate and ITW.
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Novelist Jamaica Kincaid is renowned as a prolific writer on family relationships and her native Antigua. She is also an avid gardener and in her recent work, An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children, she honors plant life with honesty as well as wit, offering an important look at how legacies of empire and slavery shape where and why we grow certain crops. Join Kincaid as she connects with Chicago Humanities to expand on the ABCs of plants that define our world and the truths of colonial history that manifest in our gardens.
Chicago Humanities’ Social Justice & Equity Series is generously supported by Allstate and ITW.
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![Alan Cumming: Tales from a Fully Packed Life [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zZY4ac6L--s/mqdefault.jpg "Alan Cumming: Tales from a Fully Packed Life [CC]
By his own admission, Alan Cumming is a “happy, vulnerable, fearless middle-aged man, with a lot of baggage.” He is also an award-winning actor, advocate, and author. His latest memoir Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life recounts tales from his life in Hollywood and reminds us not to buy into the movie star ending. At CHF, Cumming shares the lessons learned from meeting legends, making bad decisions, finding joy, and acquiring baggage along the way. He is joined in conversation by editorial page editor of The Chicago Tribune Chris Jones.
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