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The Visibility Project take over Douglass Park

The Visibility Project: Black Girl Take Over Douglass Park in 2018.

Sarah Jin

The Visibility Project take over Douglass Park

The Visibility Project: Black Girl Take Over Douglass Park in 2018.

Sarah Jin

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Monument honoring Rekia Boyd ‘feels like a new moment,’ organizer says

The funding will support phase one of the project, which will include community engagement and design.

The Visibility Project: Black Girl Take Over Douglass Park in 2018.

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By Nadia Hernandez
   

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The Mellon Foundation granted Chicago $6.8 million to invest in several monument projects. One of those will include the “#SayHerName: The Rekia Boyd Monument Project” on the West Side.

Reset talks with one of the organizers to learn more.

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