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"Without a doubt, our struggle to preserve public funding is a fight worth taking on. We believe that a state that centers the humanities will be just, creative, and connected." Executive Director Gabrielle H. Lyon reflects on cuts to the NEH, recent programming in Cairo, Illinois, and more in her April letter.
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a writing exercise inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks.
In honor of National Poetry Month, we present grantee partner contratiempo nfp, an organization founded in 2003 by a group of immigrant poets and writers. contratiempo has grown from a simple print publication to host podcasts, radio shows, literary workshops, and more. contratiempo received funds from Illinois Humanities to rebuild and strengthen its administrative structure. Learn more about the organization and its work in this month's Grantee Partner Spotlight.
Grantee Partner Spotlight: contratiempo nfp
Grantee Partner Spotlight: Carlinville Winning Communities
Grantee Partner Spotlight: The African American Museum at the England Manor
Grantee Partner Spotlight: Chicago Books to Women in Prison (CBWP)
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