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Overview"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 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arionne NettlesPublisher: Chicago Review Press Imprint: Chicago Review Press ISBN: 9781641608305ISBN 10: 1641608307 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 31 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsIntro Part One: Black News Cannot Be Silenced Essay: Homecoming Chapter 1: Chicago’s First Black Paper Chapter 2: The Making of the Man Chapter 3: A Great Migration Chapter 4: Race Riot of 1919 Chapter 5: Black Nuance, Black Perspective Part Two: And With Them, They Brought the Blues Essay: Cadillac Baby’s Show Lounge Chapter 6: Mississippi Mud Music Chapter 7: An Urban Chicago Style Part three: You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet Essay: On My Radio Chapter 8: The Voice of Chicago Chapter 9: Rise of the Black Radio Star Part Four: And You Say Chi City Essay: Dancing Down Chapter 10: The Chicago Sound Chapter 11: The Scene That House Built Chapter 12: ‘It’s a Drill’ Part Five: Black Life in Print Essay: Black Excellence Baby Chapter 13: ‘If I Were a Negro’ Chapter 14: The JPC Launching Pad Chapter 15: What’s Happening in Black America Chapter 16: Celebration of Black Cuisine Part Six: Black Luxury, Baby Essay: First Taste of Beauty Chapter 17: Making Fashion Fair for Ebony Skin Chapter 18: The Limitless Art of Fashion Part Seven: Hair That Makes a Statement Essay: The Shine of a Crown Chapter 19: From Respectability to Black and Proud Chapter 20: At the Root of Change Part Eight: Black Representation on the Big and Small Screens Essay: Black and White and Technicolor Chapter 21: Silence and the Silver Screen Chapter 22: Talkies Chapter 23: Singing Cowboys Chapter 24: Dancing Afros, and a While Lotta Soul Part Nine: The Oprah Effect Essay: A Full Cup Chapter 25: The Oprah Show Chapter 26: A Shift to ‘Live Your Best Life’ Chapter 27: Oprah OWNs Media Part Ten: Sports Cool Essay: The Best. Ever. Anywhere Chapter 28:Three-Peat After Three-Peat Chapter 29: White Sox Hat Part Eleven: The Arts Essay: Art for the People Chapter 30: Being Black Is Chapter 31: Chicago’s Own Literary Renaissance Chapter 32: ‘House full of some Hebru Brantleys’ OutroReviews"""I see myself in Arionne Nettles. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, in the Englewood neighborhood, Arionne is a reflection to me, but she is also a griot, a historian constantly priming her journalistic tool kit. With every page of We Are the Culture, I learned something new about a city and a people I hold so close to my heart. Arionne is more than a reflection, a journalist, or a historian, she is a product of the best parts Black and Chicago have to offer. Arionne is the culture."" --Harold Green III, executive director, Flowers for the Living Foundation ""In We Are the Culture, Arionne Nettles has not merely written a love letter to Soul Train, the Defender, and all of Black Chicago's contributions to the world. She's written a history of the Great Migration and a living testimony to how connected Black people are across the many miles and centuries of the United States. She's written a theory of community-informed journalism and showed how the traditions of Ida B. Wells and Robert Abbott can be applied to the many media challenges of today. And in telling her own family's story in elegant and insightful prose, she has shared how the politics and culture of Chicago live in all of us. Going far beyond the influence of Oprah and the Obamas, We Are the Culture is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how Black culture has shaped America, from barbershops to the White House."" --Steven W. Thrasher, PhD, Daniel H. Renberg Chair of Social Justice, Medill School of Journalism, and author of The Viral Underclass" Author InformationArionne 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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