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Photography Sun Feb 13 2011
Chicago Defender: "The Journey to Empowerment"
To celebrate Black History Month, the Chicago Defender presents "The Journey to Empowerment," a photography exhibit that showcases various images of history-making African-Americans.
This year's exhibit, now in its fifth installment, is comprised of a collection of the newspaper's archived photographs of movers and shakers, who are mostly from Chicago, from the world of business and politics. One of the highlights of the exhibit includes a photograph of Benjamin Lewis, Chicago's first African-American alderman, who was murdered in 1963. Another exhibit highlight is the "Wall of Firsts," which features African-American trailblazers, most notably, Mayor Harold Washington and President Barack Obama.
"The Journey to Empowerment Exhibit" is on display at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr., now through March 15. The exhibit is free and open to the public; hours are 9am-9pm daily. Contact 773-256-0149 for more information.