Essence McDowell
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Upcoming Events
EVENT: Women in Film Chicago Invisible Giants screening
EVENT: Women in Film Chicago Invisible Giants screening
Monday, March 30, 6:15 p.m. | Join the Black Harvest Film Festival and Women in Film Chicago for a special screening of INVISIBLE GIANTS with director Essence McDowell, celebrating Women's History Month. The film follows artists, educators, and organizers as they carry history forward, challenge erasure, and spark conversations about identity, culture, and collective memory.
Never Forgotten: Invisible Giants APL Screening
Never Forgotten: Invisible Giants APL Screening
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join Arts + Public Life and filmmaker, author and historian Essence McDowell for a special screening of Invisible Giants.
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My FILM: Invisible Giants Honoring Our Stories
My FILM: Invisible Giants Honoring Our Stories
My BOOK: Lifting As They Climbed: Mapping a History of Black Women in Chicago
My BOOK: Lifting As They Climbed: Mapping a History of Black Women in Chicago
Lifting As They Climbed is a tour guidebook about Black Women's history in Chicago. Black women's historical contributions through 19th century and 20th century are highlighted through landmarks within the book.
My ORGANIZATION: Kemtiyu Arts & Media
My ORGANIZATION: Kemtiyu Arts & Media
Kemtiyu Arts & Media uses storytelling, the arts, and education as tools for transformation.
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