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Road Scholar Dennis Stroughmatt received funding for his Southeastern Illinois Folk Music and Singing Initiative. Learn more about this project, Dennis, his dreams and passions, and Illinois French Creole Music in this in-depth Q and A.
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Living in the "Along"

In June, Illinois Humanities staff gathered for our annual retreat to reconnect with the heart of public humanities—centering lived experience, storytelling, and community. Through shared readings, personal objects, and reflection, we deepened our empathy and purpose in a time of national challenge and opportunity. This retreat renewed our commitment to building a creative, connected, and just Illinois—by living, as Gwendolyn Brooks said, “in the along.”
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