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.