We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything by Nettles, Arionne

We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything

Journalist Arionne Nettles believes it is time Black Chicagoans receive the acclaim, the honor, and the acknowledgment...
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Author: Arionne Nettles
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We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything by Nettles, Arionne

We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything

€40,55

We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything

€40,55
Author: Arionne Nettles
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Journalist Arionne Nettles believes it is time Black Chicagoans receive the acclaim, the honor, and the acknowledgment of their contributions to American culture and recognition of where they truly came from.

During the Great Migration, more than a half-million Black Americans moved from the South to Chicago, and with them, they brought the blues, amplifying what would be one of the city's greatest musical artforms. In 1958, the iconic Johnson Publishing Company, the voice of Black America, launched the Ebony Fashion Fair show, leading to the creation of the first makeup brand for Black skin. For three decades starting in the 1970s, households across the country were transported to a stage birthed in Chicago as they moved their hips in front of TV screens airing Soul Train.

Chicago is where Oprah Winfrey, a Black woman who did not have the "traditional look" TV managers pushed on talent, premiered her talk show, which went on to break every record possible and solidify her position as the "Queen of Daytime TV." It's where Hall of Famer Michael Jordan led the Bulls to six championships, including two three-peats, making the NBA a must-see attraction worldwide and wearing Jordans a style symbol to this day. And it's home to Grammy winner Chance the Rapper, whose work honors the city's cultural institutions, from the White Sox to modern art superstar Hebru Brantley.


It all happened right here, in Chicago, and for the past century, Black Chicago's influence has permeated not just the city but really what we see today as modern-day pop culture throughout the country, and in some ways, the world.


Author: Arionne Nettles
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781641608305

About the Author
Arionne Nettles is a university lecturer, culture reporter, and audio aficionado. Her stories often look into Chicago history, culture, gun violence, policing, and race and class disparities, and her work has appeared in the New York Times Opinion, Chicago Reader, The Trace, Chicago PBS station WTTW, and NPR affiliate WBEZ. She is a lecturer and the director of audio journalism programming at Northwestern University's Medill School as well as host of the HBCU history podcast Bragging Rights and Is That True? A Kids Podcast About Facts.

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