Afro-Arts Theater Explained

Afro-Arts Theater
Address:	3900 S. Drexel
City:	Chicago, IL
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.8023°N -87.604°W
Opened:	1967

The Afro-Arts Theater was a regional theater on Chicago's South Side established in 1967 by Kelan Philip Cohran. The theater was also a meeting place for black power activists^[1] and considered central to the growth of African American consciousness in Chicago.^[2] On December 28, 1969, Gwendolyn Brooks received at the theater what she considered "the most stirring and significant tribute of her life."^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Russonello . Giovanni . 2017-07-05 . Kelan Philip Cohran, a Musician Who Invigorated Chicago With Education and Activism, Dies at 90 . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-25 . 0362-4331.
2. Semmes . Clovis . The Dialectics of Cultural Survival and the Community Artist: Phil Cohran and the Afro-Arts Theater . Journal of Black Studies . June 1994 . 24 . 4 . 447-461 .
3. Book: Shaw, Harry B.. Gwendolyn Brooks. registration. afro arts theater gwendolyn brooks.. 1980-01-01. Twayne Publishers. 9780805772876. en.