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Neighborhood Audio Portraits: Bronzeville

Special Programs
00:00Saturday, September 27th, 2024

Tune into for a special broadcast – September 27, 2024 – featuring gathered audio portraits voicing artists, residents, and entities that highlight the Bronzeville neighborhood. And join us at Blanc Gallery for a community celebration and live radio experience with music, conversations, art, food and more.

Saturday, September 27th, 2024
Broadcast Full Schedule:

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

“Good afternoon Pastor” Reverend Ernest F. Ledbetter

“K-Fleye!” Kelley Mosley

“Why Intonation chose Bronzeville” Tonya Howell

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

“King Drive traffic”

“Pemon speaks! The history and beauty of Bronzeville”

“A night out”

“Chicago Historian Dilla here!”

“Bronzeville Beats: The Sound of Youth Empowerment” Janet Rodriguez

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

“So you want to know about Bronzeville?” Patric McCoy

“I grew up in this neighborhood!” Felicia Preston

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

“Poets in cars talking history” Khari B.

“Be Bronzeville BLK! (Black)” avery r. young

Live Broadcast Schedule

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Invited Guests: Pemon Rami (Film Producer), Tayvon Kelly (Blanc Gallery), Cecilia Cuff (Bronzeville Winery), Ben LaMar Gay (Artist & Musician)

Music by: Ben LaMar Gay

Location: Blanc Gallery, 4445 S Martin Luther King Dr

Neighborhood Audio Portraits: Bronzeville was curated by poet, educator, and radio personality, Mario Smith.

**Lumpen Radio is proud to present *Neighborhood Audio Portraits* – a project spotlighting three vibrant Chicago neighborhoods—Little Village, Bronzeville, and Back of the Yards-New City. Through community interviews, music, and art, this project celebrates the unique culture of each neighborhood.

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Neighborhood Audio Portraits: Bronzeville