4th Annual IDA B. Wells Festival
Celebrating Bronzeville
Saturday June 28, 2025 | 9AM – 4PM
A FREE EVENT & EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area: Preserving Our Shared History
At Light of Truth: Ida B. Wells National Monument (3729 S Langley) and Surrounds
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Meditation & Healing Ritual by Sylvia Ewing (Bring water, a towel and a folding chair or blanket)
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Walking tour 1 with Dr. Sunni Ali – Meet on SE Corner of 35th & King Drive near Arts & Rec Center, End at the Monument (37th & Langley)
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Bus tour with Alicia Dumas - Meet at Chess Records (2150 S. Michigan)
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Walking tour 2 with Laurie Peterson - Meet on SE Corner of 35th & King Drive near Arts & Rec Center, End at the Monument (37th & Langley)
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Youth Walk with Nayla Hale of Equiticity
(Meet at Monument, 37th & Langley)
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Zumba® at the Monument (Bring water)
At Oakwood Shores Community Center (3825 S. Vincennes)
12:00PM - 3:00PM
Teen Leadership Workshop with Dan Duster and Jamie Nesbitt Golden
At Ida B. Wells Preparatory Academy (249 E 37th St)
12:00PM - 3:00PM
Family Fun Activities
At Illinois Tech (10 W 35th Street)
12:00PM - 3:00PM
Community Forum
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Film screening of Sankofa Chicago: The Untold by Vanessa Wright with talkback immediately following.
Major Sponsors
Preserve Your History Today
General Sponsors
Black Star Project, Bronzeville Historial Society, Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation and Quad Cities Development Corporation (QCDC)
Producers:
Bernard C. Turner of Bronzeville
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area and Michelle Duster of Ida B. Wells MemorialFoundation
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