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The End of Chiraq: A Literary Mixtape

By Javon Johnson (Editor), Kevin Coval (Editor), Andrew Barber (Contribution by), Mariame Kaba (Contribution by), Malcolm London (Contribution by), Aneko Jackson (Contribution by), Nile Lansana (Contribution by), Demetrius Amparan (Contribution by), Page May (Contribution by), Fatimah Asghar (Contribution by), Jacqui Germain (Contribution by), Patricia Frazier (Contribution by), Tim "Toaster" Henderson (Contribution by), Tim Henderson (Contribution by), Kara Jackson (Contribution by), Alfonzo Kahlil (Contribution by), Krista Franklin (Contribution by), Naudia Williams (Contribution by), Jamila Woods (Contribution by), Sara Geiger (Contribution by), Sammy Ortega (Contribution by), Melinda Hernandez (Contribution by), Jose Olivarez (Contribution by), Natalie Richardson (Contribution by), Michael Cuaresma (Contribution by), Claire DeRosa (Contribution by), Raymesha Henry (Contribution by), Anton Charles Sanders (Contribution by), Breanna Bonslater (Contribution by), Jake Krez (Contribution by), Demetrius _DELETE_Amparan (Contribution by), Tara C. Mahadevan (Contribution by), Marwin Williams (Contribution by), Nate Marshall (Contribution by), Marvin Tate (Contribution by), KZ (Contribution by), Jalen Kobayashi (Contribution by), E'mon Lauren (Contribution by), Leah Love (Contribution by), Miguel Aguilar (Contribution by), Matthew Wilbourn (Contribution by), Idris Goodwin (Contribution by), Sarah McKee (Contribution by), Grace Jones (Contribution by), Jahnari Pruitt (Contribution by), Sarah Macareag (Contribution by), Yana Kunichoff (Contribution by), Haki R. Madhubuti (Contribution by), Gellila Asmamaw (Contribution by), Regina Berg (Contribution by), Britteney Kapri (Contribution by)
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By Javon Johnson (Editor), Kevin Coval (Editor), Andrew Barber (Contribution by), Mariame Kaba (Contribution by), Malcolm London (Contribution by), Aneko Jackson (Contribution by), Nile Lansana (Contribution by), Demetrius Amparan (Contribution by), Page May (Contribution by), Fatimah Asghar (Contribution by), Jacqui Germain (Contribution by), Patricia Frazier (Contribution by), Tim "Toaster" Henderson (Contribution by), Tim Henderson (Contribution by), Kara Jackson (Contribution by), Alfonzo Kahlil (Contribution by), Krista Franklin (Contribution by), Naudia Williams (Contribution by), Jamila Woods (Contribution by), Sara Geiger (Contribution by), Sammy Ortega (Contribution by), Melinda Hernandez (Contribution by), Jose Olivarez (Contribution by), Natalie Richardson (Contribution by), Michael Cuaresma (Contribution by), Claire DeRosa (Contribution by), Raymesha Henry (Contribution by), Anton Charles Sanders (Contribution by), Breanna Bonslater (Contribution by), Jake Krez (Contribution by), Demetrius _DELETE_Amparan (Contribution by), Tara C. Mahadevan (Contribution by), Marwin Williams (Contribution by), Nate Marshall (Contribution by), Marvin Tate (Contribution by), KZ (Contribution by), Jalen Kobayashi (Contribution by), E'mon Lauren (Contribution by), Leah Love (Contribution by), Miguel Aguilar (Contribution by), Matthew Wilbourn (Contribution by), Idris Goodwin (Contribution by), Sarah McKee (Contribution by), Grace Jones (Contribution by), Jahnari Pruitt (Contribution by), Sarah Macareag (Contribution by), Yana Kunichoff (Contribution by), Haki R. Madhubuti (Contribution by), Gellila Asmamaw (Contribution by), Regina Berg (Contribution by), Britteney Kapri (Contribution by)
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The End of Chiraq: A Literary Mixtape is a collection of poems, rap lyrics, short stories, essays, interviews, and artwork about Chicago, the city that came to be known as "Chiraq" ("Chicago" + "Iraq"), and the people who live in its vibrant and occasionally violent neighborhoods. Tuned to the work of Chicago’s youth, especially the emerging artists and activists surrounding Young Chicago Authors, this literary mixtape unpacks the meanings of “Chiraq” as both a vexed term and a space of pos...