April
Harold Washington-The Life & Times
Film Screening and Lecture with producer Brian Boyer
April 12
3:00 PM
Admission: $5 for DSM Members/$8 for Non-Members
Directed by Brian Boyer, this 57-minute video documentary (titled Harold Washington: The Council Wars when it was shown in 1997 as a work in progress) traces Washington’s rise through the state legislature, his election as Chicago’s first black mayor, and the power struggle that followed his death in 1987.
Soul Soldiers African Americans and the Vietnam Era Film Festival
Discussion following films with Samuel W. Black
April 19
1:00 PM
Admission: $5.00
No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger
Produced by David Loeb Weiss, this 1968 documentary profiles three African American Vietnam veterans and presents the anti-war protest in Harlem of the late 1960s. The veterans recount the racism they encountered in the armed forces and at home.
The Soul of Vietnam
Produced by Samuel W. Black, curator of African American collections at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center and Chris Ivey of Hyperboy Media, this 2006 documentary was created for the History Center exhibition, Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era. The film tells the story of the convergence of civil rights, black power, and black consciousness and how it impacted the lives of African Americans serving Vietnam.
April 20
2:00 PM
Black Soldier Blues
(52 minutes)
When America established its Pacific supply base in Australia during World War II, Australia’s Prime Minister warmly welcomed the estimated one million American servicemen and women stationed and passing through. The exception: Black GIs. Because of the racist White Australia Policy the Black troops were initially forbidden to be stationed on Australian shores.
Told by the American and Australian veterans who were there, now speaking sixty years after the war, understand the story of growing up in a segregated society, joining a segregated army, and fighting for a freedom that they themselves did not yet possess.
May
United African Organization & The DuSable Museum of African American History Present
Second Chicago Summit on African Immigrants & Refugees
Harvesting Hope…Weaving Change:Contemporary Africa & the African Experience in the United States
Saturday, May 31, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This annual summit is an educational forum to foster a deeper understanding of Africa, the African immigrant & refugee experience as well as African American history and culture. There is no charge to attend. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by fax, e-mail or mail. To download a registration form, click here
To download additional conference information, click here
Speakers include:
Dr. Carol L. Adams, Illinois Department of Human Services
Dr. Sylviane Diouf, Schomburg Center, New York
Dr. Edwin Silverman, Illinois Department of Human Services
Dr. Frank Chiteji, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania
Dr. Ousman M. Kobo, Ohio State University
Dr. Lynette Jackson, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Adrian Capehart, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Abu Bakarr Bah, Northern Illinois University
Dr. John D. Marquez, Northwestern University
Ms. Ahlam Jbara, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Dr. Erku Yimer, Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago
Rev. Albert D. Tyson, III, St. Stephens African Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Oscar Chacon, National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities
Rev. Walter Coleman, Adelberto United Methodist Church
Ms. Srilatha Lakkaraju, Global Donors Network
Attorney Standish Willis, Law Office of Standish E. Willis, Chicago, IL
Mr. Bobby Gboyor, Office of the Attorney Gernal of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Father John Mukassa-Seesebana, United African Organization
Mr. Cyril Wilson, Indiana State University/Field Museum Chicago
June
An Evening with Novelist Paul J. Giddings
June 6
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Join novelist Paula J. Giddings for a special reception and discussion of her new book, Ida: A Sword Among Us. A portion of the proceeds from this evening will support the Ida B. Wells Journalism Award.
Admission: $100 (includes reception, program and book), $75 Non Members (Includes program and book), $50 DSM Members (Includes program and book). Advance purchase required! To confirm your attendance and prepurchase your book, call (773) 947-0600×236.
About Paula J. Giddings
Paula J. Giddings is the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor in Afro- American Studies at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Author of, In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Signma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Soroity Movement and When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America. Ms. Giddings has made her reputation by writing about lost voices of women of past generations.
About the Ida B. Wells Journalism Award
Inaugurated in 2002 by The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation, the Ida B. Wells Journalism Award honors the work of exceptional journalists. Their work exposes uncomfortable truths about race in American society and they courageously confront these truths through sustained critical analysis. Such work continues the tradition of Wells’ uncompromising advocacy for justice and equality.
Born into slavery, Wells’ legacy is one of social activism in journalism. She used her keen observations of American society and skills as a writer to advocate for disenfranchised and demoralized African Americans. She challenged the status quo when the ideals of slavery were reconstituted as Jim Crow laws. She exposed the horrors of lynching to a worldwide audience. Wells insisted upon the right for African Americans to receive fair and equal treatment.
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