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Generational Creativity from Mama to Me: Celebrating Gwendolyn Brooks's Sixth Ward Roots

DateThursday, November 12, 2026 · 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
LocationWhitney M. Young, Jr.
415 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60619
CategoryArts
AgesKids: 6 to 13 years Teens: 13 to 19 years Tweens: 10 to 13 years
PriceFree
SourceChicago Public Library

Join Nora Brooks Blakely, author and daughter/legacy-holder for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks. There will be fun, family memories, poetry reading, storytelling and conversation. Program developed by Krystal Grover Webb, art educator and organizer. For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (3

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