Energy never dies : Afro-optimism and creativity in Chicago / Ayana Contreras.

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"From Afro Sheen to Theaster Gates and from Soul Train to Chance the Rapper, Black Chicago draws sustenance from a culture rooted in self-determination, aspiration, and hustle. In Energy Never Dies, Ayana Contreras embarks on a journey to share the implausible success stories and breathtaking achiev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Contreras, Ayana, 1981- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]
Subjects:	African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Music > History and criticism. Popular music > Illinois > Chicago > Music > History and criticism. African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Social life and customs. African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Attitudes. African Americans > Attitudes. African Americans > Music. African Americans > Social life and customs. Popular music > Music. Illinois > Chicago. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	xv, 167 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:	Afro-optimism and creativity in Chicago
Format:	Book

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