Claudia Rankine's Citizen: Poetry in Performance

Last August, the reverberations from Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson rippled across the country, bringing communities together in disbelief, grief, and outrage. These voices were soon amplified by a powerful poetic force: Claudia Rankine. As the country continues to reel from unending stories of police brutality and violence, hip-hop historian Jeff Chang ("Can’t Stop Won’t Stop"), jazz musician David Boykin, sound artist Christine Hume, scholar Lauren Berlant, poet Roger Reeves, and others, join Rankine for a performance that reflects on race in America today.

This program is presented in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Poetry Foundation.