F137. The Life and Legacy of Margaret Burroughs, Artivist
Friday, March 29, 2019
9:00 am to 10:15 am
Margaret Burroughs is known nationally and internationally as the founder of two major art institutions in Chicago, and as an artist, teacher, and community organizer. However, her literary work—poetry, short stories, children’s books, essays, news columns, and plays—has been largely overlooked despite an international reputation, including for her poem, “What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black?” Panelists include individuals working to carry on her legacy—writer, editor, and publisher.
Participants
Moderator:
Mary Ann Cain is the author of South Side Venus: The Legacy of Margaret Burroughs, Down from Moonshine (a novel), and two books of scholarship on writing studies. She is Professor of English at Purdue University Fort Wayne where she teaches fiction, nonfiction, and women's studies.
Jill Petty is a member of the Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project teaching collective, and has worked for South End Press, Equal Justice Initiative, and Ms. She is an acquisitions editor for Northwestern University Press (Curbstone Press).
Haki R. Madhubuti is a leading poet and one of the architects of the Black Arts Movement,is. A publisher, editor, and educator, he has published more than thirty books (some under his former name, Don L. Lee).
