Presenting the Fuller Award to Haki Madhubuti
61 West Superior Street
Free admission
A reception follows the program.
The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, in co-sponsorship with the Poetry Foundation, will present Haki Madhubuti with its Fuller Award, recognizing Dr. Madhubuti’s outstanding lifetime contributions to literature. Richard Steele will emcee an evening filled with tributes, performances and reflections. Angela Jackson, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Nora Brooks Blakely, Useni Eugene Perkins, Regina Taylor, Runako Jahi, Kelly Norman Ellis and Safisha Madhubuti will be among the many participants.
Professor Madhubuti is a leading poet, and an architect of the Black Arts Movement. As a publisher, editor and educator, Dr. Madhubuti been a pivotal figure in the development of a strong Black literary tradition. He has published more than 31 books (some under his former name, Don L. Lee) and is one of the world’s best-selling authors of poetry and non-fiction. His Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous? The African American Family in Transition (1990) has sold more than 1 million copies.
