David Omotoso Stovall 

Open Mike Eagle

Plans That Did Not Transform

TheNational Public Housing Museumis the first cultural institution in the United States dedicated to interpreting the American experience in public housing and the right of all people to a place they can call home.

National Public Housing Museum

David Stovall in Conversation with Open Mike Eagle

Join us at the National Public Housing Museum for a conversation with author, professor, and community organizer <a href="https://blst.uic.edu/profiles/stovall-david/" title="https://blst.uic.edu/profiles/stovall-david/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">David Stovall</a>.Stovall's new book, Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago, draws together historical and political analysis to shed light on the politics of disposability through housing instability, criminalization, and school closures.Stovall will be joined by <a href="https://nphm.org/program/artist-as-instigator/open-mike-eagle/" title="https://nphm.org/program/artist-as-instigator/open-mike-eagle/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Open Mike Eagle</a>, the museum’s 2026 Artist as Instigator, for a conversation highlighting the second chapter: “Plans That Did Not Transform: the Chicago Housing Authority’s Commitment to Engineered Conflict,” in which Stovall argues that the role of CHA is central in understanding how state-sanctioned violence and abandonment impacts low-income communities.A book signing will take place after the conversation portion of the event.

AboutThis event is presented as part of the National Public Housing Museum’s Transformation event series, launched in 2025 to mark the 25th anniversary of the launch of Chicago’s Plan for Transformation, the most ambitious public housing redevelopment initiative in U.S. history.

Artist as InstigatorThis event is also part of a year-long event series with Open Mike Eagle as part of his 2026 Artist as Instigator residency, which leverages arts and culture to make creative public policy interventions around housing and related issues.The Artist as Instigator residency is supported by multi-year funding from the Mellon Foundation, as well as support from the Joyce Foundation, and the Illinois Arts Council.

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