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Who really books in Chicago? Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Fuller Award Winners #rosellenbrown #angelajackson #stuartdybek #saraparetsky #luisualbertourrea Congratulations to everyone on the 2020 #newcitylit50 list. https://lit.newcity.com/2020/07/30/lit-50-who-really-books-in-chicago-2020/

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Honoring #brooksday and #birthdayforbreonna

We are sharing the powerful memorial created by John Caleb Pendleton, which will be on display through June 8th. Please read his explanation of the symbolism behind his choice of flowers and plants. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGrjBnn5LD/

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A timeless quote from Lorraine Hansberry, born on this day in 1930.

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Celebrating the life and work of Lorraine Hansberry, 2010 Inductee into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, born on this day in 1930.

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The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame honors Gwendolyn Brooks! Photo collage created by Don Seeley. #globalgwen

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‘The only thing she really had was the truth’ 

Ida B. Wells was inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame in 2011.

“The Pulitzer Prize board has awarded suffragist Ida B. Wells a special posthumous citation for her reporting on lynching."  

#pulitzerprize #socialjustice #idabwells #journalism

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Our 2020 fundraising campaign, 1001 Donors in Chicago.

What's your favorite Chicago novel, essay, play or poem? 

Become one of the 1001 Donors and help support our programming.

https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/news_entry/1001-donors-in-chicago

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New blog post!!! Celebrate Gwendolyn Brooks with us this May as part of #globalgwen - written by Donald G. Evans; this is the first of many tributes we have planned. #globalgwen #clhof https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/blog/entry/globalgwen

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https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/blog/entry/supporting-independent-bookstores-in-chicago

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Join our fundraising campaign 1001 Donors in Chicago!

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Honoring the life and work of Hache Carrillo, who tragically and suddenly passed away on April 20, 2020, after contracting Covid-19. "He could squeeze brilliance from an atom, uncover utter grace in the smallest gesture; he fiercely knew the frailties of the human heart." - Anne Calcagno, whose full tribute to his extraordinary talent and empathy may be read in full here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/…/tribute-to-herman-hache-h.… Image credit: Nico Tucci

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https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/blog/entry/supporting-independent-bookstores-in-chicago

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Looking forward to 10 more years!

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Founding executive director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, Donald G. Evans.