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IN THIS ISSUE:

SPOTLIGHT ON:AFRICOBRAPage 2The third ia series ofehibitios focusedo the historad aestheticiflueces ofAfriCOBRA opesat the DuSableMuseum....

KKK - KINKILLIN KIN:Page 8James Patereveals a ega-tive social real-it i hopes offidig collec-tive ad positivesolutios...

HOT FUN IN THESUMMERTIME!Page 3The PresidetsWord...

AFRICOBRAIn ChicagoPage 12AfriCOBRAcreated aaesthetic

philosophto guide theircollectiveworka sharedvisual laguagefor positiverevolutioarideas....

CHARLY PALMERPage 1450 ears removed fromoe of the proudestdas for black America,we curretl stad i asoberig state i blackhistor....

The DuSable Museum of African American History / Summer / 2013the DuSable.


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DSM Newsletter / Summer / 2013

After a long wait for warm weather, we are nally

ready for some Hot Fun in the Summertime! and,

as usual, your DuSable Museum of African American

History has loads of special events in the works. Our

ever-popularMovies in the Park and Sounds of

History jazz series will continue, the details of which

appear elsewhere in this issue. I am particularly excit-

ed about paying homage to the great Dizzy Gillespie

and his recognition of the inuence of African rhythms

on the music throughout the Diaspora, as memorial-

ized in his groundbreaking Cuba tour. There is no

one better to do this than trumpeter par excellence,

Orbert Davis, whose Havana Blues, rocked the

Symphony Center this year. Im an Abbey Lincoln

fan, too, so I cant wait to h earMaggie Brown do

Abbey. Whether you reserve a table or spread out

a blanket on the grass, the setting is idyllic and the

talent, superb. So, mark your calendar for the third

Wednesday of every month during the summer and

hang out with us.

Our front yard is beautiful, the sunken garden, the

sculptures and the owering trees are a perfect back-

drop for our newest addition to DuSables summerfestivities Steppin Under the Stars. The brainchild

of Ald. Willie B. Cochran, this event is destined for

greatness. Dust off your dancing shoes and join us

the third Friday evening of every month, for our own

South Side Summer Dance event. By the way, if your

Stepping skills need some work, I hear early arrivals

can get lessons. As an extra treat, the great Herb

Kent is guest deejay for the July set, and were going

to be listed as one of First Lady Michelle Obamas

Lets Move Museums and Gardens! events.

This years Arts and Crafts Festival has an added

twist Green! Its easy being Black and Green and

some of our artists and vendors are going to illustrate

that through the use of recycled materials in their

work. Were also going to collaborate with BIG

Blacks in Green to offer special workshops, ideas,

and a Farmers Market.

The exhibition schedule has some unique offerings

for the season. If you havent yet seen Geoffrey and

Carmen: A Memoir in Four Movements, chronicling

the lives and careers of one of the hottest couples in

the arts Geoffrey Holder and Carmen DeLavallade,

youve got till Mid-July to do it. Were also opening a

riveting art exhibition that provides a searing social

commentary on the violence infecting our communi-

ties called Kin Killin Kin. We are p lanning a series

of workshops, peace circles, and other activities

designed for youth and their families, during this run.

As you know, The DuSable Museum is dedicated to

preserving and celebrating the contributions of people

of African descent throughout Africa and the Diaspora

and within that context, we love telling Chicago

stories. From DuSable to Obama, Nat King Cole to

Common, John Johnson to John Rogers, our political,

cultural, and economic inuences have made a global

impact. Such is the case with the great visual arts

collective known as AFRICOBRA and it is with great

pride that we have partnered with two other cultural

institutions, the South Side Community Art Center

and University of Chicago, to tell their story. Each

venue focuses on a different aspect of this organiza-

tions impact and weve got some special programs toenhance the work of these brilliant artists.

If youre receiving this newsletter, most likely you are

already a member of The DuSable Museum. Please

consider yourself deputized to recruit 10 other people

to join you in supporting the growth and sustainability

of this vital institution and maybe theyll do the same!

Du Something.lasting!

Carol L. Adams, Ph.D.

President and CEO

Hot Fun In The Summertime!The Presidents Word

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2012 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Organized by DuSableMuseum of AfricanAmerican HistoryCurated by Arlene Crawford

RT AND IMPACThe third in a series of exhibitionscused on the history and aestheticfluences of AfriCOBRA opens ate DuSable Museum. The first

o exhibitions at the South Sideommunity Art Center and theogan Center of the Uniersity ofhicago focused on pre-AfriCOBRAnd AfriCOBRA artists respectiely.he DuSables presentation, illocument ho AfriCOBRA flourishednd expanded to include otherrtists in Chicagoartists hoecame official members of theroup (some for a short time, somer a much longer period) andher artists ho exhibited ork in

friCOBRA exhibitions.

Spotlight On:

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2013 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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About The DuSable MuseumTo collect, preserve and display artifactsand objects that promote understanding and

inspire appreciation of the achievements,contributions, and experiences of AfricanAmericans through exhibits, programs, and

activities that illustrate African American his-tory, culture and art. Visit the following pages

to learn more about the museum:

Museum Hours

Tuesday through Saturday,10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Noon - 5:00 p.m.

Free SundaysAdmission is FREE to all on each Sundayof the year. We also offer free admission

rates (on school days) to all Chicago PublicSchool students.

Closed Mondays, Easter, Fourth of July,Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Dayand New Years Day.

Museum Admision

Adults $10.00Students & Seniors $7.00Children Ages 6 to 11 $3.00Children Under 5 FREE

The DuSable Museum is handicappedaccessible. A limited number of wheelchairsare available and should be reserved before

your visit. Baby strollers are permittedthroughout the facility. Please call (773) 947-

0600 Ext. 225 to make your reservations.Strollers are not available.

ContactsFeedback is appreciated!Please mail your comments to:

Newsletter - EditorThe DuSable Museum of African American

History740 East 56th PlaceChicago, Illinois 60637

Newsletter Art Direction and Design:Courtney JolliffDirect Effect NewMedia

OFFICERS

Clarence K. Bourne, ChairmanMaria Green, Vice Chairman

Patricia Knazze, Vice Chairman

Troy Ratliff, TreasurerLisa James, Secretary

Reanetta Hunt, Assistant SecretaryCarol L. Adams, Ph.D., President & CEO

TRUSTEES

FOLLOW US ON:

Dr. Tunji Alausa

Robert ArthurRobert Blackwell, Sr.

Dr. Byron T. Brazier

William Burton

Keith Cook

Carl V. Dubose

Gleatha GlispieAndre Grant

Maria C. Green

Emil Jones, Jr.

Lamarr K. Lark

Kimberly McCullough

Franz MullingsLinda Nolan

Dr. Mildred Olivier

Timothy Rand

Vonita D. ReescerLeon Walker

Charles Walls

Kenneth Warren, Ph.D.

Joyce W. Washington

Sheila Wilson-Freelon

CHAIRMEN EMERITUS

Don Jackson

Peggy Montes

WOMENS BOARD

Deborah Jones-Buggs,President


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ADDITION OFA POwERFULALLY

TUESDAY, JULY 2, 20136PM 9PMAs part of the DuSable MuseumLecture Series, ProfessorHarold Hari Joes, thedistiguished historia adassistat director of the AfricaAmerica Civil War Museum iWashigto, D.C will aalePresidet Licols policad the little-kow impactthe earl 200,000 AfricaAmerica soldiers had o theUio war effort.

Presidet Abraham Licolissued the EmacipatioProclamatio o Ja. 1, 1863, bgratig freedom to all eslavedpersos i all areas of theCofederac still i rebellio.However, it did ot pertai toa eslaved persos i statesuder federal cotrol.

I spite of its limitatios, oe ofthe most importat provisiosof the proclamatio allowedme of Africa descet to joithe Uio Arm, thus addig apowerful all to brig a edto the war with a Uio victor.

This is a FREE evet. For moreiformatio, call 773-947-0600et. 223.

THE COLOREDSOLDIER AND

THE CIvIL wAR,wHAT wERE THEYFIGHTING FOR?July 13 and July 19 & 20in Chicago, Springeld

and CairoThe Colored Soldier ad theCivil War: What Were TheFightig For? is a debate seriesled b taleted outh fromChicago, Sprigfield, ad Cairo,Illiois presetig their uiquetake o historic issues fromthe Civil War ad EmacipatioProclamatio era.

Usig historical tets toeamie various argumets,studets will move audiecesto cosider poits thatchallege the histor that hasbee traditioall presetedcocerig the Civil War ad theEmacipatio Proclamatio

DEBATE SERIES SCHEDULE:

Saturda, Jul 132:00PM - 4:00PMThe DuSable Museum

Frida, Jul 196:00PM - 8:00PMAbraham Licol PresidetialLibrar & Museum112 n. 6th Street,Sprigfield, Illiois

Saturda, Jul 203:00PM - 5:00PMCairo Public Librar1609 Washigto AveueCairo, Illiois

This is a FREE eent.

For more information, call773-947-0600 ext. 223.Supported by: The AmistadCommission

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MOvIES INTHE PARK:SPARKLE(2012)

SATURDAY, JULY 206:00PM-10:00PMI Sparkle, three sisters forma successful sigig group admust deal with the fallout offame ad drugs. It is a remakeof the 1976 movie of the sameame, which cetered o threesigig teeage sisters fromHarlem who form a girl group ithe late 1950s. I this versio ofthe icoic film, the stor takesplace i Detroit, Michiga i the1960s durig the Motow era.

The film stars Jordi Sparks,Derek Luke, White Housto,

Mike Epps, Cee Lo Gree,Carme Ejogo, Tika Sumpter,Tamela Ma, ad OmariHardwick ad features sogsfrom the origial film writte bsoul musicia Curtis Mafieldas well as ew compositios bR. Kell.

Rated: PG 13

DUSABLEMUSEUMAMISTADCOMMISSION

SUMMER TEACHERINSTITUTETHURSDAY, JULY 25 ANDFRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013ADvANCE REGISTRATIONREQUIREDAll Illiois kidergartethrough grade 12 publicschool educators are ivited toatted the DuSable MuseumAmistad Commissio Summer

Istitute desiged to assist withdevelopig curricula, lessoplas ad educatioal materialsthat ecourages practical,et impactful was to use thecore subjects of laguage arts,math, social studies, sciecead visual arts to teach theAfrica America eperiece.Durig this free, two-daistitute, damic educatorsad guest lecturers will providestimulatig demostratios,museum tours ad workshopso best practices for usigthe origis, ad odsse of theAfrica America eperiece toehace the curriculum.Attedees will also lear abouteistig resources for thedevelopmet of impactful aditegrated educatioal cotetthat promotes the thoughtfulaligmet of Illiois State adCommo Core State Stadards

ad assessmets.

The Summer Istitute is free,but space is limite d. To register,cotact Jomo Cheatham at

[email protected] or 773-947-0600 et. 223

*Out of tow guests mareceive fiacial support fortheir lodgig. P lease call 773947-0600 Et 223 for details.*Limited to first five guests thatrequire lodgig.**Stipeds available foreducators that agree to developlesso plas.

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AFRICOBRA: ARTAND IMPACTFRIDAY, JULY 26

7:00PM-9:00PMJoi us i celebratig ourewest ehibit, AfriCOBRA:Art ad Impact, which hoorsthe Chicago artist group,AfriCOBRA (Africa Commueof Bad Relevat Artists).The foudig members,Jeff Doaldso, Jae Jarrell,Wadsworth Jarrell, BarbaraJoes-Hogu, ad GeraldWilliams, came together i 1968o the South Side of Chicagoad had a lastig impacto peers ad subsequet

geeratios of artists, writers,actors, dacers, ad musicias.

AFRICOBRA i Chicago isco-preseted b three SouthSide istitutios: The SouthSide Commuit Arts Ceter,the DuSable Museum of AfricaAmerica Histor, ad the Revaad David Loga Ceter forthe Arts at the Uiversit ofChicago.

This is a FREE event. For more

information, call 773-947-0600

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KKK KINKILLIN KINTHE ARTSAS AN

AGENT OF CHANGE GALLERY TALK

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16:30PM-9:00PMKKK - Ki Killi Ki isa powerful ad thought-provokig visual eperiecethat reflects James Patesdeep love ad eve greatercocer for the epidemic ofouth violece i the AfricaAmerica commuit. I theKKK - Ki Killi Ki series,Pate showcases a egativesocial realit i hopes of fidigcollective ad positive solutiosto a problem that touches usall directl or idirectl. I

this galler talk, James Pate,alog with Willis Big Davis,the curator of the ehibitio,discusses how the arts ca beused as a aget of chage.

Orgaied b SHAnGO:Ceter for the Stud of AfricaAmerica Art ad Culture, Ic.ad Ebonia Galler. Curatedb Willis Big Davis



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artist with a commitmet tocommuit ad activism. Sheis a Eecutive Board memberof the Africa AmericaArts Alliace ad a foudigmember of the SutherladCommuit Arts Iitiativead Sapphire & Crstals, acollective of Africa Americawome artists.

AFRICOBRA: Art ad Impacteplores works produced b theartist collective AFRICOBRA,formed i 1968 o the SouthSide of Chicago. Still ieistece toda, AFRICOBRA(Africa Commue of Bad

Relevat Artists) worked tomake Africa-America artsomethig uique i societ,usig differet techiques todispla aspects of blackess itheir artwork.



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MOvIES INTHE PARK:JUMPINGTHE BROOM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 176:00PM-10:00PMProducers T.D. Jakes adTrace E. Edmods ivite outo the marriage of SabriaWatso (Paula Patto) adJaso Talor (La Aloso),who just might be the perfectcouple. Ufortuatel, theirfamilies are a perfect recipe fordisaster. Mrs. Watso (AgelaBassett) has a upper-crustsesibilit that matches herfamils Marthas Vieardestate, where Jasos straight-out-of-Brookl mom (LorettaDevie) seems utterl outof place. Whe the familiesgather for Jaso ad Sabriasweddig, it becomes clear thateach side has its traditios...ad its secrets. Whe uptowmeets dowtow, the truthcomes out - ad ol oequestio remais. Will thiscouple edure the hsterical

ad harrowig trials of love adfiall jump the broom?

Free

Rated: PG 13

For more information, call 773-

947-0600 ext. 254.

50THANNIvERSARYCELEBRATION OFTHE MARCH ONwASHINGTONSATURDAY, AUGUST 241:00PM-3:00PMJoi us i commemoratigad celebratig the historicMarch o Washigto, whichoccurred 50 ears ago oAugust 28, 1963! The Marcho Washigto for Jobs adFreedom was oe of the largestpolitical rallies for humarights i Uited States histor.It called for civil ad ecoomicrights for Africa Americas,ad is where Marti LutherKig, Jr., stadig i frot ofthe Licol Memorial, delivered

his historic I Have a Dreamspeech advocatig for racialharmo.

At this ecitig tribute, someof Chicagos most impactfulcommuit leaders ad outhorgaiatios joi forces toreeact the icoic March oWashigto for Freedom adJobs. Come earl with ourfamil or group to be a part ofthe lie-up to march throughWashigto Park!

For more iformatio, call 773-947-0600 et. 254.

EDUCATIOnAND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE, (contd)DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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AFRICOBRA: ARTAND IMPACT BEHIND THECANvASTHURSDAY, AUGUST 297:00PM-9:00PMI Chicago 1968, a group ofartists came together adbega to defie a uiquelblack aesthetic i visual arts.The sought to make art thatspoke directl to the eeds,aspiratios ad eperiecesof black America, ad thatcelebrated what was beautifulad heroic about black culture.I Behid the Cav as, Dr.Carol Adams, cultural artsepert ad CEO of the DuSableMuseum, leads a discussiowith members ad protgsof the AfriCOBRA collectiveabout the ispiratios behidtheir icomparable ad emotivemasterpieces.

This is a FREE evet. For more

iformatio, call 773-947-0600et. 254.

AFRICOBRA:ART FORTHE PEOPLE DAILYSCREENING

THURSDAY, AUGUST 297:00PM-9:00PMI Chicago 1968, a group ofartists came together adbega to defie a uiquelblack aesthetic i visual arts.The sought to make art thatspoke directl to the eeds,aspiratios ad eperiecesof black America, ad that

celebrated what was beautifulad heroic about black culture.

I Behid the Cavas, Dr.Carol Adams, cultural artsepert ad CEO of the DuSableMuseum, leads a discussiowith members ad protgsof the AfriCOBRA collectiveabout the ispiratios behidtheir icomparable ad emotivemasterpieces.

This is a FREE evet. For moreiformatio, call 773-947-0600et. 254.

THEBUSINESSOF THEBLOCK

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 152:00PM-4:00PMI cojuctio with the

ehibitio, KKK Ki KilliKi, we preset a darigdiscussio about the moemachie drivig black gagsi Chicago. Durig this paelad ope forum, oull otol hear from scholars whohave studied the histor adevolutio of Chicago gags adtheir street eterprises, butou will also gai isight fromcommuit leaders ad formermembers of some of Chicagosmost otorious sets who willspeak about the allure of gaglife for fiacial gai ad howwe ca itercept its draw b

itroducig outh to creativebusiess ad etrepreeurialedeavors.

For more iformatio, call 773-947-0600 et. 254.

AFRICOBRA:ART ANDIMPACT

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 152:00PM-4:00PMI hoor of the artistsof AfriCOBRA, ad tocommemorate the closig ofthe joit ehibitio, AFRICOBRAi Chicago, The South SideCommuit Arts Ceter, theReva ad David Loga Ceterfor the Arts at the Uiversitof Chicago, ad The DuSableMuseum ivite ou to a specialreceptio featurig electrifigperformaces ad guided toursof the ehibitio, AFRICOBRA:Art ad Impact.

Through music, poetr, addace, emergig artists willpa homage to AfriCOBRA bpresetig origial, damicresposes to the works thathave bee featured i the threepart ehibitio, AFRICOBRA iChicago. The ehibitio, whichis oe of three ehibitioswithi AFRICOBRA i Chicago,closes o Suda, September

29th. AFRICOBRA i Chicagoeplores works producedb the Africa-Americaartist collective AFRICOBRA,formed i 1968 o the SouthSide of Chicago. Still ieistece toda, AFRICOBRA(Africa Commue of BadRelevat Artists) worked tomake Africa-America artsomethig uique i societ,usig differet techiques todispla aspects of blackess itheir artwork.

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JULy 13, 2013 THRU OCTOBER 20, 2013

In the KKK Kin Killin Kin series, James

Pate reveals a negative social reality in hopes

of finding collective and positive solutions to a

problem that touches us all directly or indirectly.

Pates powerful images are a visual call-to-

action to find solutions for youth and commu-

nity in acknowledging that harsh reality of gun

violence, and to dialogue positive alternatives

and solutions toward negative behavior.

Pates self-described Techo-Cubist craft

teases the eye. He uses the medium of char-

coal coupled with the techniques of illusion,

shadow, juxtaposition, shape and perspectives.

Drawn in a style akin to film storyboards and

comic strips, his KKK images are no laughing

matter. Each portrays a specific act or conse-

quence of brutality.

Representations range from flying bullets

to children caught in crossfire. These works

force the viewer to deal with an uncomfort-

able subject matter head-on. To bridge the

generation gap, Pates iconography includes

historical references to the demonstrations of

the Civil Rights Movement and to ancient Africa.

Connecting with youth groups, Pate hopes to

spark much needed dialog about the violence

issue. The telling of our stories via visual art

and popular culture not only means recovering

the historical ones but imagining the epic ones

to come.

KKK Kin Killin Kin

It is evident that art and culture can play a role

in saving our youth and community. One rule

of thought is that many of our African American

youth dont have accurate knowledge of who

they are or whose they are. Their lack of histori-

cal and cultural knowledge of self or apprecia-

tion of self makes it easier to devalue or be

destructive of others.

We hope and pray that this exhibit will cause

our youth to pause long enough to reflect,

question, and change negative and destruc-

tive behavior towards each other and our

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only provide a means for healthy survival, but also self-

expression. I placed historical imagery in some of the

compositions with the hope that an adolescent will feel a

real sense of their bloodline connection beyond their own

parents and grandparents. As an artist, my fuel tank is

always full just by realizing that I am a part of a lineage that

designed and built ancient Egypt. If Jacob Lawrence can

create a series of works depicting the south to north migra-

tion of the American Negro then I can chronicle this period

in our history when Kin Killed Kin. There is no doubt in my

hope that this wound will heal. But until that day, I will chan-

nel as much of my creative resources as I can for the pur-

pose of influencing change. This series will live to remindme of a picture that began to fade prior to being restored.

The images will warn and alert us to not repeat this history.

As shameful as this topic may be I need the imagery in

these renderings to simply tell the children the truth.

James Pate - Artist - Organized by SHANGO: Center for

the Study of African American Art and Culture, Inc. and

EbonNia Gallery, Curated by Willis Bing Davis.

MARVIn GAyEASKED US WHATSGOInG On? CURTISMAyFIELD REMInD-ED US TO KEEPOn PUSHInG. SAMCOOKE SAID, ACHAnGE IS GOnnACOME. AnD nInASIMOnE SAID THATWE MUST SAVE OURCHILDREn FORTHEy ARE yOUnG,

GIFTED, AnDBLACK.

WILLIS BInG DAVIS,CURATOR

ARTIST STATEMEnTI started working on the Kin Killin Kin series in the

year 2000. In the middle of producing the first piece,

I decided that as a personal private protest I would

continue to compose a rendering as long as these

insidious acts continue. The concept of visually com-

paring Black-on-Black terrorism to Ku Klux Klan ter-

rorism came directly from conversations among us in

the Black community. It is often said that we (African

Americans), in a strange fruit kind of way, are doing

the business of the KKK without Black-on-Black vio-

lence. So, I was moved to use art as a means to illus-

trate this sentiment, complete with brothers in pointed

hoods in the hood. Every piece that I complete is

also my way of accepting responsibility as a member

and team player in my community. Every piece is a

moment of silence and dedication to all the people

who have to deal with our losses.

I hope that troubled youth, young adults, drug traf-

fickers and gang members will see these images

and scenarios as a negative and not the model that

will support their hopes, aspirations and potential.

This project is worth every stroke if one child can be

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Collaboration between the South Side Community Art

Center, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, and

the DuSable Museum of African American History

AfriCOBRA (Afric an Commune Of Bad Relevant Artists)

was founded in 1968 and remains active. The five founding

members, Jeff Donaldson, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell,

Barbara Jones-Hogu, and Gerald Williams, came together

in 1968 on the South Side of Chicago and had a lasting

impact on peers and subsequent generations.

AfriCOBRA created an aesthetic philosophy to guide their

collective worka shared visual language for positive

revolutionary ideas. Several members worked together on

the Wall of Respect, a mural at 43rd Street and Langley

in Chicagos Bronzeville neighborhood. The group defined

its mission as an approach to image making which would

reflect and project the moods, attitudes, and sensibilities of

African Americans independent of t he technical and aes-

thetic strictures of Euro-centric modalities.

In the spirit of AfriCOBRAs philosophy, which emphasized

educational values and a group ethos, three South Side

institutions have come together in collaboration. Intense

periods of adult and youth programming will coincide with

the short overlap of each exhibition closing and the next

opening.

This project examines AfriCOBRAs broader contexts, its

history, and its immediate and continuing impact on con-

temporary art and culture. It will also create opportunities

for educational engagement with the collectives work and

philosophy

THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY ART CENTER

AFRICOBRA: PROLOGUE THE 1960S AND THE BLACK

ARTS MOvEMENT

MAY 10 JULY 7, 2013

LOGAN CENTER GALLERY, REvA AND DAvID LOGAN

CENTER FOR THE ARTS

AFRICOBRA: PHILOSOPHY

JUNE 28AUGUST 11, 2013

CURATED BY REBECCA ZORACH, PROFESSOR OF ART

HISTORY AT THE UNIvERSITY OF CHICAGO

THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN

HISTORY

AFRICOBRA: ART AND IMPACT

JULY 26SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

CURATED BY ARLENE TURNER CRAwFORD,

vISUAL ARTIST wITH CHARLES BETHEA,

COO AND CURATOR OF DUSABLE.

LOGAN FOUNDATION.

africobrachicago.org

AFRICOBRA: ART AND IMPACT -JULY 26SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

UNITE III: To Be Free: AfriCOBRA. The exhibition at

the DuSable, Curated by Ar lene Turner Crawford,

visual artist with Charles Bethea, Chief Operating

Officer and Curator of DuSable, will document how

AfriCOBRA flourished and expanded to include

other artists in Chicagoartists who became official

members of the group and other artists who exhibited

work in AfriCOBRA exhibitions. These artists include

Napoleon Jones-Henderson, Nelson Stevens,

Carolyn Lawrence, Frank Smith, Murry DePill ars,

Sherman Beck and Omar Lama. Several of these

artists became affiliated with the later incarnation of

AfriCOBRA that flourished in Washington, DC under

Jeff Donaldsons chairmanship of the Art Department

at Howard University.

DuSable Museums mission is to promote

understanding and inspire appreciation of the

achievements, contributions and experiences of

African Americans; supporting this purpose, the

exhibition will showcase the community in Chicago

that developed around AfriCOBRAs impact and

influence. Part III will present the major impact

that AfriCOBRA had on the visual arts in Chicago,

particularly on the south side, in the period of the

Black Arts Movement. AfriCOBRA artists committed

themselves to the principles of social responsibility,

artistic excellence, local artistic involvement and

the promotion of pride in Black self-identity. These

works will demonstrate the development of positive

images, the vocabular y of AfriCOBRA aesthetic

principles and themes related to self-determination,

African heritage and solidarity, as well as the

inspiration of music, particularly jazz, on the visual

arts. It will include a smaller sample of works created

as AfriCOBRA members moved on to the East

Coastbringing with them, and then adapting and

disseminating, the aesthetic and political precepts of

the original group.

The AfriCOBRA artists have used their aesthetic

voices and influenced the larger history of Black

Chicagos cultural impact in and on the Black

Power Movement here in America. AfriCOBRA Art &

Impact will examine how, as the collective expanded

membership and moved outside of Chicago, the

artists continued to utilizes our history, values and

community to produce art which is a constant andcohesive voice that not only sings, but creates a

means and path to UNITE. It is because of their

example, myself and other artists have found a

specific purpose for the work, to create art/images

which are functional, collective and committed; using

forms/images which define, identify and direct. I am

pleased be a part of this showcase and celebration

of the 45th anniversary of AfriCOBRA in Chicago, in

the final exhibition at DuSable Museum.

Arlene (Arty) Turner-Craford, Curator withAfriCOBRA artists



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DSM Newsletter / Summer / 2013DSM Newsletter / Spring / 2013DSM Newsletter / Spring / 2013

1963 MARCH On WASHInGTOn

2013 WASHInGTOn MARCHES On US

50 years removed from one of the proudest days

for black America, we currently stand in a sobering

state in black history.

Black communities across the nation were once

deeply connected by culture, hardship and

oppression, these and the struggle to achieve

equal rights, undoubtedly served as the catalyst

for the Civil Rights Movement. 50 years later, that

reality may no longer ring true.

Today, statistics show there are more male blacks

in prison than were enslaved. Today, black-on-

black crime plagues black communities at a

higher rate than lynching and hate crimes commit-

ted at the hands of white counterparts. Today, the

black community discriminates against them-

selves, enter gentrification.

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In 2013, the national black unemployment

rate is as high as it was in 1963. 50 years

ago a march took place, a protest for the

same freedoms and opportunities, that

escape the black community 50 years later.

Was the Civil Rights Era a lost cause, orhave we simply lost our cause?

AnD THOUGH THE CIVIL RIGHTSMOVEMEnT IS RESPOnSIBLE FORMOVInG A PEOPLE FROM SEPARATETO PERCEIVED EQUALLy, ARE WECOMFORTABLE? ARE WE COMPLACEnT?IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT, THE CIVILRIGHTS MOVEMEnT HAS MOVED By US?

CHARLy PALMER - ARTIST


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Saturday and Sunday, July 13 & 14

39TH AnnUALARTS & CRAFT FESTIVALAdmission FreeSaturday 10:00AM - 6:00PMSunday Noon to 5:00PMActiities include entertainment and

the childrens pailion (large area forarts and crafts projects). For moreinformation, please isit http://.dusablemuseum.org or call (773)947-0600 224.

Sunday, July 14

CLOSInG DAy OFGEOFFREy & CARMEn:A MEMOIR In FOURMOVEMEnTS,ExHIBITIOn

wednesday, July 17

DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMA RADIO10:30 AMFor group reserationscall 773-420-2725

wednesday, July 17

A TRIBUTE TO nAnCyWILSOn, nInA SIMOnE,& ABBEy LInCOLnFEATURInG: JOAnCOLLASO, BOBBI WILSyn& MAGGIE BROWn6:00 PMFor more information, call 773-947-0600 ext. 250. Resered Tables on thePatio are aailable for purchase.Call 773 947-0600

Thursday, July 18DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMASPACE JAM10:30 AMFor group reserations call773-420-2725Friday, July 19DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMATHE BLInD SIDE10:30 AMFor group reserations call773-420-2725

Friday, July 19ALDERMAnWILLIE COCHRAn InCOLLABORATIOn WITH THEDUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAnAMERICAn HISTORy PRESEnTSSTEPPIn UnDER THESTARSHOSTED By V-103 PERSOnALITyHERB KEnT.6:00PM-9:00PMThis is a FREE eent.For more information, call773-955-5610

Friday, July 19THE ABRAHAM LInCOLnPRESIDEnTIAL LIBRARy

& MUSEUMTHE COLORED SOLDIERAnD THE CIVIL WAR,WHAT WERE THEyFIGHTInG FOR?6:00PM - 8:00PM112 N. 6th St., Springeld,

IllinoisThis is a FREE eent. For moreinformation, call 773-947-0600ext. 223.

Saturday, July 20THE COLORED SOLDIERAnD THE CIVIL WAR,WHAT WERE THEyFIGHTInG FOR?3:00PM - 5:00PM

Cairo Public Library - 1609washington Ae., Cairo, IllinoisThis is a FREE eent. For moreinformation, call 773-947-0600ext. 223.

Saturday, July 20

MOVIES In THE PARK:SPARKLE (2012)6:00PM-10:00PMRated: PG 13This is a FREE eent

Thursday, July 25

DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMAGLORy ROAD10:30 AMFor group reserationscall 773-420-2725

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JULywednesday, July 3 - 10:30 AM

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Friday July 12

DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMATHE HELP10:30 AMFor group reserations call773-420-2725

Saturday, July 13

ExHIBITIOn OPEnInG:KKK KIn KILLIn KIn

Saturday, July 13

THE COLORED SOLDIERAnD THE CIVIL WAR,WHAT WERE THEyFIGHTInG FOR?2:00PM - 4:00PMThe DuSable MuseumThis is a FREE eent.For more information,call 773-947-0600 ext. 223.

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Saturday, August 17MOVIES In THE PARK:JUMPInG THE BROOM6:00PM-10:00PMThis is a FREE eent. For moreinformation, call 773-947-0600ext. 254.

wednesday, August 21

HISTORy OF JAzz SERIESTICKLERS OF THEIVORIES: A TRIBUTE TORAMSEy LEWIS, COUnTBASIE, THELOnIOUSMOnK & OSCARPETERSOnFEATURInG:MIKE LOGAn, & MIGUELDELA CERnA6:00PM-10:00PMThis is a FREE eent. Formore information, call 773-947-0600 ext. 250. ReseredTables on the Patio are aail-able for purchase. Call 773947-0600

Saturday, August 2450TH AnnIVERSARyCELEBRATIOn OFTHE MARCH OnWASHInGTOn1:00PM-3:00PMFor more information, call773-947-0600 ext. 254.

Thursday, August 29AFRICOBRA: ART AnDIMPACT BEHInD THECAnVAS7:00PM-9:00PMDiscussio n lead by Dr. CarolAdams, cultural arts expertand CEO of the DuSableMuseum, ith members andprotgs of the AfriCOBRA col-lectie about the inspirationsbehind their incomparable andemotie masterpieces.

This is a FREE eent. Formore information, call 773-947-0600 ext. 254.

SEPT.September 1-29, 2013AFRICOBRA: ART FORTHE PEOPLEDAILy SCREEnInG10:00AM-5:00PMChicago-based art collec-tie AfriCOBRA (the African

Commune of Bad ReleantArtists), a poerful oice inthe African-American artscommunity.Run Time: 30 minutesFREE ith Museum admission.For more information, call773-947-0600 ext. 254.Calendar

wednesday, September 4

HISTORy OF JAzz SERIESA TRIBUTE TO DIzzyGILLESPIEFEATURInG:COREy WILKES

This is a FREE eent. For moreinformation, call 773-947-0600ext. 250. Resered Tables on thePatio are aailable for purchase.Call 773 947-0600

Sunday, September 15THE BUSInESS OFTHE BLOCK2:00PM-4:00PMIn conjunction ith the exhibi-tion, KKK Kin Killin Kin,e present a daring discussionabout the money machinedriing black gangs in Chicago.For more information, call773-947-0600 ext. 254.

Friday, September 20WILLIE COCHRAn InCOLLABORATIOn WITH THEDUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAnAMERICAn HISTORy PRESEnTSTEPPIn UnDER THESTARS6:00PM-9:00PMThis is a F REE eent. For moreinformation, call 773-955-5610

Friday, September 27, 2013AFRICOBRA: ARTAnD IMPACTCLOSInG RECEPTIOn7:00PM-9:00PMAdmission is $10.00. For moreinformation, call 773-947-0600

ext. 254.

MEMBERSHIPThe DuSable Museum of AfricanAmerican History is pleasedto announce and elcomeMembership/volunteer Manager,Roselyn Mitchell-Terrell to ourteam. Please feel free to contactRoselyn at [email protected] or by calling 773947-0600 to join or rene yourDuSable Membership, or to signup to be a DuSable Museumvolunteer. You can also becomea member by texting DUSABLEMUSEUM to 72727, Scan the QRCode belo, or by isiting .dusablemuseum.org.DuSomething Lasting! Become amember of the DuSable Museum.

BECOME A MEMBERTake adantage of all the DuSableMuseum of African American

History has to offer by becominga part of our membership family Today! Your membership to theMuseum, ill help keep the legacyof education and enlightenmentflourishing for generations to

come.

JOIN ONLINEFor more information, pleasecontact the DuSable MuseumMembership ofce at

773-947-0600 238

MEMBERSHIP

Thursday, July 25 and Friday,July 26, 2013DUSABLE MUSEUMAMISTAD COMMISSIOnSUMMER TEACHERInSTITUTETime: 9:30AM-3:00PMAdance registration requiredTo register, contact JomoCheatham at [email protected] or 773-947-0600 ext. 223

Friday, July 26

ExHIBITIOn OPEnInG OFAFRICOBRA:ART AnD IMPACT

Friday, July 26AFRICOBRA:ART AnD IMPACTOPEnInG RECEPTIOn7:00PM-9:00PMThis is a FREE eent. For moreinformation, call 773-947-0600ext. 254.

Friday, July 19

DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMATHE PURSUIT OFHAPPynESS10:30 AMFor group reserations call773-420-2725

AUGUST

Thursday, August 1

GALLERy TALK WITH JAMES PATE

KKK KIn KILLIn KInTHE ARTS AS An AGEnT OFCHAnGE6:30PM-9:00PMThis is a FREE eent.For more information, call773-955-5610

Friday, August 2

ExHIBITIOn OPEnInG CHARLy PALMER: THEDREAM LIVES On

wednesday, August 7

DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMA 4210:30 AMFor group reserations call773-420-2725

Thursday, August 8DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMA PRIDE10:30 AMFor group reserations call773-420-2725

Thursday, August 8

GALLERy TALK WITHARLEnE CRAWFORD,CURATOR OFAFRICOBRA: ART AnDIMPACT7:00PM-9:00PM

Friday, August 9DUSABLE DOLLARCInEMA LEAn On ME10:30 AMFor group reserations call773-420-2725

Friday, August 16

WILLIE COCHRAn In COLLABORATIOnWITH THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OFAFRICAn AMERICAn HISTORy PRESEnT

STEPPIn UnDER THESTARS6:00PM - 9:00 PMFor group reserations call773-420-2725

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PHOTO LEGEnD:

1. Africa America Uio Soldiers

2. Mr. Douglass makes his poit durig his 4th o Jul speech

3. Harriet Tubma At DuSable Museum

4. Uio Doc - Dr. Carol L. Adams, CEO, The DuSable Museum

5. Civil War Liberia

6. Buffalo Soldier ad DuSable Belle, Paticia

7.Abe Licol ad Carl West

8. Ja at the DU! Duke Pae ad Ari Brow

9. Histor of Ja Series - Jue 19

10. Face paitig at Movies i the Park

11. Clarece Boure ad wife Sharo (ceter) ejo Ja at the Du with fried

12. Getleme ejoig Ja at the DU!

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