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 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.
GUEST: Scheherazade Tillet, executive director of A Long Walk Home
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The funding will support phase one of the project, which will include community engagement and design.
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.
GUEST: Scheherazade Tillet, executive director of A Long Walk Home