Every Person Is a Philosopher

One Last Thing from the Outgoing Intern: Thank You and Farewell, for Now!

I’ve been the resident Blog and Social Media Intern here for just slightly over six months now. And this week marks the, um, “transfer of power”—there are some ceremonial procedures that go along with it, but that’s proprietary intern information—over to our new intern, Helen, who you’ll be getting to know in short order. But [...]

“I love walking down Lawrence Avenue and rarely hearing English”: Meet the Philosophers with Michelle M. Wright

In this edition of Meet the Philosophers, we talk to NWA Board Member Michelle Wright about the amazing diversity of Albany Park, the life of the written word as an archive of expression for the future, and the power of philosophical questioning that we all share. What is your name? Michelle M. Wright If you [...]

“Does someone here need to express?”: On the Front Porch with “Mother Mary Carter Smith’s Circle of Love”

As we’ve been exploring this spring with our Neighborhood Rhythms programming, the oral tradition in various cultures lives where community and self-expression meet. The occasions and rituals of communal, oral expression can take the form of storytelling, sharing, music—and in the case of the scene in NWA writer Baba Tony Brown’s piece “Mother Mary Carter [...]

Twisted Roots: Music, Politics, and the American Dream Blues

As part of our Neighborhood Rhythms programming, on Thursday, June 27, NWA will host a special event featuring Dr. John Kimsey and his band, The Twisted Roots Ensemble: Kimsey, vocal and guitar; Lia McCoo, vocal, flutes and percussion; Steve Hashimoto, bass; and Brad Newton, hand drums. The session, “A Walk Through Twisted Roots,” will feature [...]

Old Friends, New Friends, Community, and Stories: Rochelle George Wooding on the 2013 Every Person Is a Philosopher Annual Benefit

Guest post by NWA writer Rochelle George Wooding The Art Institute of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago are two different buildings. I learned that quickly on the night of May 22, 2013. Approaching these buildings was thrilling and scary, due to my unfamiliarity with the latter building. But to my [...]