Saturday, July 18, 2015

Mitchell: DuSable Museum fight exposes generation gap

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/780673/mitchell-dusable-museum-fight-exposes-generation-gap

[Theaster Gates] believes the negative reaction to his involvement at DuSable is indicative of a bigger problem within the black community.

"The baton is rarely passed," he said. "As a result, our institutions often die, or they flounder.

"What I don't feel is recognized is I am one of the sons of black radical parents that trained me so I can create new futures. I am doing the work."

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