Events | Rhythm, Rhyme, & Resilience: "Lifting The Light That Lasts" during Kwanzaa 2024

Rhythm, Rhyme, & Resilience: "Lifting The Light That Lasts" during Kwanzaa 2024

When

Sun, December 29, 2024
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Where

Rosa’s Lounge
3420 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

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In celebration of Kwanzaa, you don’t want to miss this celebration of music, entertainment, and encouragement – featuring a diverse lineup of musicians, poets, artists, and more with an intergenerational moment of strength and connection.

Performers include Billy Branch: Grammy-nominated blues harmonica player and hip hop co-producer; The Sons of Blues: Voted Best Blues Band by Chicago's Reader; avery r. young: poet and performer; Shawn Wallace: musician and composer; Afrika Porter: activist, speaker, business owner, filmmaker and teacher; Respair Media: Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger; Emily Hooper Lansana: storyteller, arts administrator and educator; Michelle Duster: author and public historian; Isaac Stanley: yoga instructor and community elder; Sylvia Ewing: multimedia producer, poet, PBS host, and HistoryMaker; and Tonyisha Harris: youth climate activist/creative, The Nature Conservancy.

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