tHE dUsABLE.

mUsEUm OF AFRICAN AmERICAN HIstORY

FEBRUARY 2012
THE DUSABLE MUsEUm OF AFRICAN AmERICAN HIstORY ANd THE NIELsEN COmPANY PREsENts

WINtER TAP JAmBOREE!

The Chicago Rhythm Project and The DuSable Museum of African American History presents, Winter Tap Jamboree. February 2, 2012 10:00 AM February 3, 2012 7:30 PM SAVE 10% TODAY! Use Code: DuSable 1-800-838--3006 brownpapertickets.com

THE TRILLION DOLLAR QUEstION

SOMETHING ABOUT

OSCAR BROWN JR.

Friday, February 10, 2012 Chicago Native, Oscar Brown Jr., burst onto the national scene in 1961. A poet/songwriter, Oscar drew inspiration from the sights, sounds, emotions and life-themes from his childhood growing up in the southside slums of Chicago. Discover the music, poetry and social commentary of Oscar Brown, Jr., through the eyes of his student, friend, and protg, Morris Gearring. Special Guest Appearance by Nikki Giovanni, Maggie Brown, Koco Brunson & His Quartet,Directed by Chuck Smith Friday Feb. 10, 2012 10:30 a.m. Student/ Senior Performance - $7.00 8:00 p.m. $30.00 Court Theater & DuSable Members $25.00

Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:00pm 9:00pm General Admission: $10 DuSable Members: FREE! The DuSable Museum presents The Trillion Dollar Question, a symposium on economic empowerment for the African American community. This timely discussion is inspired by findings exposed in The State of the African American Consumer, a recent consumer report by The Nielsen Company, which revealed that the buying power of African Americans is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015! This dynamic program seeks to go beyond just an intellectual discussion, as there will be a keen focus on concrete solutions and specific actions to address the challenge of empowering the African American community economically.Panelists will include solution-oriented, financial leaders who not only understand the theory of economic empowerment, but are also practicing the principles in their highly successful businesses and personal lives.

tickets with a $5 discount, and Lookingglass Theatre will donate $5 from each ticket sold back to the DuSable Museum. Post Matinee Show Discussion: The Rise and Demise of the Negro Leagues: What Was Lost, and At What Cost? The integration of baseball was a step towards full scale integration across American culture. But it also meant the end of the Negro Leagues, a vast and vibrant baseball league dedicated to African American players and fans otherwise excluded from Americas ballparks. How did baseball and America change when the color barrier was finally broken? Dr. Carol Adams, President and CEO of the DuSable Museum Pemon Rami, Director of Educational Services, Du Sable Museum

MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE AT tHE dUsABLE

February, 2012 Films, Live Performances, and Workshops throughout the Month of February Teaching our history through creative arts programs. If you want to know more, just call us at 773-847-0600 EXT. 627 Visit www.dusablemuseum.org or call 773 947-0600 for more information

BROtHER OUtsIdER - tHE LIFE RALPH ELLIsONs OF BAYARd RUstIN INVIsIBLE MAN:
February 7, 2012

IN Its TImE ANd OURs

6:00PM - 8:30PM 740 East 56th Place Chicago, IL, 60653

AN INtROPECtIVE LOOK INtO

CHUCK D
MR. RICKEY CALLs A MEEtING
Sunday, February 12, 2012

740 East 56th Place Friday, February 3, 2012 10 AM Noon A collection of Chuch Ds personal artifacts will be on display in the Bust Gallery of The DuSable Museum from February 2 - February 29, 2012 Chuck D helped to create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the award-winning rap group, Public Enemy. Most recently Chuck D became involved in Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement, a 3-CD box set from Time Warner. He wrote the introduction to the liner notes and is visiting colleges across the nation discussing the significance of the set. Hes also set to appear in a follow up film entitled, Let Freedom Sing: The Music That Inspired the Civil Rights Movement. Adam Bradley Associate Professor of English, University of Colorado, Boulder Lawrence Jackson Professor of English and African American Studies, Emory University John Wright Professor of English and African American Studies, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis Hortense J. Spillers Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor, Department of English at Vanderbilt University Kenneth W. Warren Fairfax M. Distinguished Service Professor, Department of English, University of Chicago

PREsENtERs

MOVIEs wItH A MIssION REtURNs tO THE DUSABLE!

Date: Sundays; February March Time: 2:00pm 4:00pm Cost: Screenings are Free and Open to the Public

Baseballs Opening Day is one week away, and Branch Rickey, General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, will call up Jackie Robinson to break the color-barrier and play as the Major Leagues first black ballplayer. If he does, Robinson will face loud and heated opposition from virtually every owner, manager, and player in baseball and it wont be a cakewalk with the fans, either. Who will be his allies if he makes it. Call 312.337.0665, Use code, DUSABLEMUSEUM, to purchase

VISIT WWW.DUSABLEMUSEUM.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION. (773) 947-0600 740 E 56TH PLACE IN CHICAGO