Douglas (Bronzeville) in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Haki Madhubuti

1942-

— Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Haki Madhubuti Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

1. Haki Madhubuti Marker

Inscription.
Poet, educator
Co-founder, Third World Press

Erected 1996 by City of Chicago.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Bronzeville Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 41° 50.529′ N, 87° 37.062′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Douglas (Bronzeville). It is at the intersection of South Martin Luther King Drive and East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60616, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Jesse Owens (a few steps from this marker); Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong / Lil Hardin-Armstrong (a few steps from this marker); The Savoy Big Five (within shouting distance of this marker); Reverend Mother York (within shouting distance of this marker); George Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Elijah Muhammad (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Walter Dyett (about 300 feet away); Chester A. “Howlin’ Wolf” Burnett (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. Roughly 100 Bronzeville Walk of Fame markers are found around the neighborhood along Martin Luther King Drive between 25th and 35th Streets.

Madhubuti is one of only a very few Walk of Fame honorees still alive as of 2026. The only other known living person with a marker is astronaut Mae Jemison.

Also see . . . Poetry Foundation: Haki R. Madhubuti.

Excerpt: "Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti, poet, author, publisher, and educator, is regarded as an architect of the Black Arts Movement and is founder and publisher of Chicago's Third World Press. Third World Press
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026

2. Haki Madhubuti Marker at 29th and King Drive
celebrated its 55th anniversary in September of 2022."

(Submitted on August 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.