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The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame has selected Timuel Black, Oscar Brown, Jr., and Harriette Gillem Robinet for official induction, with a ceremony to take place on Saturday, July 12 at the Woodson Regional Library’s auditorium. The program starts at 1 p.m., with a courtyard reception to follow. Registration is open for the free ceremony. Emcee Jamie Nesbitt Golden will lead a lineup of presenters that will include Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Keith M. Kelley and Lisa Yun Lee, as well as living relatives such as Rita Hall, Linda Robinet, Maggie Brown, Africa Brown, and Zenobia Johnson Black. American Writers Museum, Third World Press, Guild Literary Complex, and Chicago Writers Association will join us as partners in presenting the awards. Register soon, to ensure you will be to get seating; we anticipate a sell-out crowd. 

 

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