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In her latest work, To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul, Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States, looks back on four hundred years of American history and asks how Americans might come together to view our shared past. Join Chicago Humanities for a stunning meditation on family, memory, history and a vision of where we might go in the future.
This program is part of the Social Justice and Equity Series supported by Allstate and ITW.
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In her latest work, To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul, Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States, looks back on four hundred years of American history and asks how Americans might come together to view our shared past. Join Chicago Humanities for a stunning meditation on family, memory, history and a vision of where we might go in the future.
This program is part of the Social Justice and Equity Series supported by Allstate and ITW.
Donate now to support programs like this: chicagohumanities.org/donate
Explore upcoming events: chicagohumanities.org
Connect on Twitter: twitter.com/ChiHumanities
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![Alicia Garza on the Purpose of Power [ASL]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OznYcPRm8_o/hqdefault.jpg "Alicia Garza on the Purpose of Power [ASL]
“Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter,” wrote Alicia Garza in a 2013 Facebook post after the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag that emerged in response to the post, and the following movement (co-founded by Garza), remains as important today as it was then, with people across the country continuing to protest state-sanctioned violence against Black people. Garza returns to CHF to discuss her debut book The Purpose of Power, which details the two decades of organizing experience that guides her activism. Garza is joined in conversation by writer, pleasure activist, and social justice facilitator adrienne maree brown.
This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with 826CHI.
This week’s programs presented with the support of Fifth Third Bank.
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Pre-show music by Mad Squabbles: https://madsquabbles.bandcamp.com/track/black-lives
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