5th Annual Ida B. Wells Festival

Info: Join Sylvia and Pilar at the Ida B. Wells National Monument (3729 S. Langley) for morning meditation and healing ritual. Bring water, towel, or a blanket. ---Sylvia Ewing has been a certified meditation instructor for over two decades. Her students include corporations, universities, governments, and Comer Children's Hospital, and she believes there is a style of meditation for everyone. Since the Festival's inception, Sylvia has offered meditation at the Light of Truth: Ida B Wells National Monument. Sylvia is also a poet and a PBS pledge host.
---- Pilar Audain is a seasoned healing practitioner, equity advocate, and Executive Director of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Greater Chicago, with 25+ years of experience bridging communities across difference. A U.S. Navy veteran, former epidemiologist, and member of the Mayor’s Reparations Task Force Mental Health & Wellness Committee, she integrates ancestral wisdom, trauma-informed practices, an

Info: Co-hosted by Equiticity --- Shani "Lady Sunshine" Smith is a storyteller, organizer, and master facilitator who helps people turn connection into collective power. As a co-founder of the Black Cornerstones Project, she creates spaces where neighbors come together to share stories, build relationships, and take action on the issues that matter most.

Info: South Side Tours blends history, entertainment and new media to create immersive tours that bring neighborhoods to life, including the use of original oral histories from local residents displayed onboard.

Info: Georgette Greenlee became a Zumba instructor in 2012. She is a passionate fitness advocate and has taught Zumba at Chicago State University for the Continuing Education Program and at the Salvation Army Kroc Center on 119th Street. When she isn’t working out, she is practicing law or doing a service project with the Chicago Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
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Info: Alicia Dumas brings 20 years of experience in the tourism industry. Driven by her passion for history, her deep fascination with the achievements of African Americans led her to dedicate her career to sharing their inspiring stories.

Info: Film Screening of AGAINST THE CURRENT by Joshua Jackson and Asif Wilson followed by discussion with Kyla Nash and group activities (Email [email protected] to register groups of 10-15 teens) See film trailer here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/against-the-current-film-screening-virtual-tickets-1982323506972?aff=oddtdtcreator

Kyla Nash, a high school senior and community organizer in Chicago, journeys across the state of Illinois in search of ways that Black people have resisted oppression across time. She travels to Chicago, Robbins, New Philadelphia, and Cairo to speak with key figures that reveal important stories and sources of Black resistance in Illinois across time and place. The film illuminates Black resistance in Illinois and throughout the world in hopes of inspiring others to remember the past and reimagine their role(s) in shaping the future.

Info: Family Fun Activities for all ages. Old school games. Music. At Ida B. Wells Preparatory Academy (249 E 37th St)

Info: Meet and learn about numerous businesses and organizations that are located in or or serve the Bronzeville Community (at Illinois Tech - 10 E 35th Street - tall white building on NW corner)

Info: Co-hosted by WCPT 820AM --- (at Illinois Tech - 10 E 35th Street, white building on NW corner) ---- From the 15th Amendment in 1870 which granted Black men the right to vote, to the obstruction to the ballot for almost a century, to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the recent attempts to undo many of those gains, access to the ballot has not been easy or guaranteed. Discussion about the history of that fight, the current efforts to undo the last 60+ years of progress, and what we can do to keep our voices vital in this democracy. ---- Panelists: Devorah Crable, Dr. Anthony D. Douglas II, Dr. Thomas Fisher, Congresswoman Robin Kelly. ---- Moderator: Richard Chew, host of Chew's Views on WCPT 820AM

Info: At Illinois Tech (10 E 35th Street -- tall white building on NW corner) Film explores myth of Race Riots as isolated historical incidents and seeks to discuss riots as nationwide terrorists acts. Audience will engage in interactive exercises, led by filmmaker Tiffany Lee, where they imagine themselves as survivors or victims of riots. The goal is to foster empathy and greater understanding of race riots.

Tiffany Lee is a distinguished educator, historian, and media executive, dedicated to preserving and promoting Black history and culture. As the CEO of Think Black Cultural Media Group, she brings history to life through compelling storytelling and media. For more info: https://ilhumanities.org/speakers/tiffany-lee#presentations

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Bronzeville Neighborhood (Various Locations), 3729 S Langley, Chicago, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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