Our History
Archives
Readings
- People for Community Recovery Archives Finding Guide, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature (Chicago Public Library) chipublib.org/fa-people-for-community-recovery-archives
Other Resources
- People for Community Recovery Archives in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature (Chicago Public Library) chipublib.org/fa-people-for-community-recovery-archives
Stories
Readings
- Dunn, Patrick (2020). “Michigan’s ‘Black Eden’: A Short History of Idlewild” fromcommonground.com/idlewild-mnrtf-series-14
- Robinson, Jill K. July/August 2025. “Telling Stories with Textiles: Acclaimed South Carolina Quiltmaker Cookie Washington Helps Keep Gullah Geechee Art Alive.” Saturday Evening Post. saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/07/telling-stories-with-textiles
Multimedia
- Help This Garden Grow (Podcast)
- Harvard Extension School. 2023. The Next Frontier of Environmental Justice: Place-Making for Black History. (YouTube video) youtu.be/csu938bhEdg?si=YLzJZ0Ph6Q7h3hpa
Art
Readings
- Maria Hamilton Abegunde. 2020. “Keeper of My Mothers’ Dreams”
- Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (2024). “Rehearsals for Living within the Unbearable: Tracking Possibilities of Love and Solidarity in Black Art and Literature.” Women Studies Quarterly 52(3/4):283-296.
- MacDowell, Marsha & Liv Furman (2023). “The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project: A Resource for Inclusive Preservation, Research, and Teaching.” Journal of Folklore and Education, 10(1).
Multimedia
- Storm, LaShawnda Crowe. TEDx Indianapolis: “Building Community One Stitch at a Time.” (Youtube video) youtu.be/-Ch9M2JX6Og?si=gD0P1Yn7yQgAYFqZ
- Taylor, Nateya [director] (2023). Muneer Bahauddeen: Vision [short film] youtube.com/watch?v=pKpZda8LkpA (documentary about Black Milwaukee Community Based Public Artist)
- Taylor, Nateya (2025). “Something in the Water” [film & resource guide] (documents Black Milwaukeeans experiences with lead poisoning)
Fellow Projects
- Roman Johnson, “Chicago’s Funk & Environmental Issues Zine.”