CHICAGO, November 12, 2020 — Chicago Public Library partners with Library of America, the American Writers Museum, and the Poetry Foundation to celebrate the publication of the Library of America anthology African American Poetry: 250 Years Of Struggle & Song. Billy Branch, Eve L. Ewing, Roy Kinsey, Emily Hooper Lansana, Aanika Pfister, Pemon Rami, Avery R. Young, and Kevin Young are just some of the poets and performers who create an intimate evening of words and music.

Lift Every Voice Chicago was curated by Sylvia Ewing.

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