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  • Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago

    Energy Never Dies by Contreras, Ayana;

    Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher University of Illinois Press
    • Date of Publication 14 December 2021
    • Number of Volumes Hardback

    • ISBN 9780252044069
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages192 pages
    • Size 229x152x20 mm
    • Weight 399 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 12 black & white photographs
    • 170

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    Long description:

    From Afro Sheen to Theaster Gates and from Soul Train to Chance the Rapper, Black Chicago draws sustenance from a culture rooted in self-determination, aspiration, and hustle. In Energy Never Dies, Ayana Contreras embarks on a journey to share the implausible success stories and breathtaking achievements of Black Chicago's artists and entrepreneurs. Past and present generations speak with one another, maintaining a vital connection to a beautiful narrative of Black triumph and empowerment that still inspires creativity and pride. Contreras weaves a hidden history from these true stories and the magic released by undervalued cultural artifacts. As she does, the idea that the improbable is always possible emerges as an indestructible Afro-Optimism that binds a people together.

    Passionate and enlightening, Energy Never Dies uses the power of storytelling to show how optimism and courage fuel the dreams of Black Chicago.

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    Table of Contents:

    Cover
    Title
    Copyright
    Contents
    Preface: The Verge of Spring: Optimism in Black Chicago
    i.On Stony Island Avenue: Boulevard of Black Culture
    ii. Sort of a Dream: The Southern Sensibility and Flow of Chicago's West Side
    iii.Found: Grooves Ghostly White
    iv.Stax Fax: Black Christmas Begat a Black Love Procession
    v. All This Talk about Freedom: Art, Soul and the Blackstone Rangers
    vi.It's a Tom Tom, Part 1: Tamales, Barbecue, and 45s
    vii.It's a Tom Tom, Part 2: Iron Sharpening Iron
    viii. Visions of Soul: Afro Sheen, Soul Train, and Black Chicago's Close-Up
    ix.Brand-New You: Makeover, Mind Over
    x.The Coiling Feedback Loop of Time
    Notes
    Index
    Back cover

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