Rhythm, Rhyme & Resilience ~ Historic Streaming

A gathering of music, entertainment and encouragement featuring musicians, historians, poets, artists, & more. In honor of our ancestors and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday and Dream we will gather for an intergenerational moment of strength and connection. Rhythm and Rhyme represents Blues, Soul Music and Storytelling. Resilience stands for sharing information and resources including supporting businesses that support the Black community.

On January 15 at 6:00 PM CST, Rhythm, Rhyme, & Resilience will stream nationwide so that friends, families, churches, and other institutions can host free viewing parties to be inspired by performances from some of Chicago's musical icons, historians, poets, and emerging powerhouses.

Click on this link to watch the show on Rosa's Lounge youtube channel

Here’s our Line Up!

Sylvia Ewing: Multimedia producer, poet, PBS host, & HistoryMaker.

Billy Branch: Grammy-nominated blues harmonica player and hip hop co-producer.

The Sons of Blues: Voted Best Blues Band by Chicago's Reader.

avery r. young: Poet and performer

Shawn Wallace: Musician & composer

Afrika Porter: Activist, speaker, business owner, filmmaker & teacher

Respair Media: Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger

Emily Hooper Lansana: Storyteller, arts administrator, & educator

Michelle Duster: Author, public historian

Isaac Stanley: Yogi and community elder

Tonyisha Harris: Youth climate activist/creative, The Nature Conservancy

A gathering of music, entertainment and encouragement featuring musicians, historians, poets, artists, & more. In honor of our ancestors and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday and Dream we will gather for an intergenerational moment of strength and connection. Rhythm and Rhyme represents Blues, Soul Music and Storytelling. Resilience stands for sharing information and resources including supporting businesses that support the Black community.