Left of Black | Afro-Optimism and Black Chicago with Ayana Contreras

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Black Chicago has been an incubator for some of the most talented and successful artists and entrepreneurs who have really made the city what it is today. Author and podcast host Ayana Contreras joins Dr. Mark Anthony Neal to discuss her latest book, "Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago," published by University of Illinois Press, which delves into the legacies of some of the powerhouses of cultural production in The Windy City.

Learn more about Ayana Contreras and her podcast, "Reclaimed Soul," on WBEZ Chicago and Vocalo, here: https://vocalo.org/members/ayanacontr...

Find her book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books...

Left of Black is a web series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars produced by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.

Directed and edited by Eric Barstow.
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