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Black Metropolis Research Consortium 20th Anniversary Symposium on Black Chicago
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Content: Have you seen the headline speakers for the BMRC Symposium on Black Chicago? Davarian Baldwin will offer the keynote speech, “Second City No More: How Black Chicago Moved to the Center of History,” AND in between we have a rich line-up of panels discussing art, politics, music and the Black Press!🔥🔥🔥 🛎️As a special BONUS - the next 20 people to register and pay will receive COMPLIMENTARY head shots from the professional photographer on site! 📸 REGISTER HERE: https://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/events/bmrc-20th-anniversary-symposium-on-black-chicago-june-17-18-2026/
Amani Morrison will launch her new book, "A Kitchenette to Fit Your Needs: Housing Chicago's Great Migration," and
Skyla Hearn will close out the the Symposium with remarks entitled "In Them We Exist: The Power of Black (Chicago) Archives in Perilous Times"
Date/Time: June 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m. - June 18, 2026, 5 p.m.
Location: 1100 E. 57th St, Chicago
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