Scheherazade Tillet

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Frontlines of the Rekia Boyd March in North Lawndale, Three Years After Her Death
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2015
Two Teen Boys From the North Lawndale Neighborhood Join the March, Holding Tillet’s Photograph of Her Sister, from the “Story of a Rape Survivor” Series
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2015
Image of Rekia Boyd’s Brother Martinez Sutton on the Megaphone Chanting “Say Her Name: Rekia Boyd” at the Rekia Boyd March 
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2015
Image of Tillet with ALWH Youth Leaders at the Rekia Boyd March
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2015
Image of Martinez Sutton Giving Offering to the Rekia's Tree at the Rekia Boyd March
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2015
Image of Celebration of Rekia Boyd's 27th's Birthday, "Unity and Freedom Party" in North Lawndale 
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade and A Long Walk Home
Image by Chris Sweda for the Chicago Tribune
Chicago, IL, 2016
Image of ALWH Youth Leaders Dancing at Rekia Boyd’s 27th Birthday Celebration
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade and A Long Walk Home
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2016
Image of Scheherazade's Welcome Address at the “Unity and Freedom Party” for Rekia Boyd's 27th Birthday
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade and A Long Walk Home
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2016
Bird’s-Eye View of the “Unity and Freedom Party” for Rekia Boyd’s Birthday
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade and A Long Walk Home
Image by Sarah Ji
Chicago, IL, 2016
Image of Sixth Graders From It Takes a Village School and ALWH High School Youth Wheatpasting Public Art at the Site Where Rekia Boyd Was Killed During the 5th Anniversary of Her Death
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet and A Long Walk Home
Image by Scheherazade Tillet
Chicago, IL, 2017
Image of the Closing Program: Community Offerings to the Rekia Tree
Public Art Program of Black Girl Takeover: The Visibility Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Chicago Park District, and DCASE
Image by Paul Farber
Douglass Park, Chicago,  IL, 2018
Image of ALWH Youth Leader Honoring Rekia Boyd’s Dream of Becoming a Nurse by Presenting a Uniform to Her Family at Her 30th Birthday Dinner at Dr. King’s Legacy Home
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet and A Long Walk Home
Image by Scheherazade Tillet
Chicago, IL, 2019
Image of ALWH's 30th Birthday Dinner for Rekia Boyd
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet and A Long Walk Home
Image by Scheherazade Tillet
Chicago, IL, 2019
Image of Martinez Sutton, Rekia Boyd’s Brother, Addressing Reporters With Community Activists, Including Scheherazade Tillet, Immediately After Former Detective Dante Servin’s Expungement Hearing
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet and A Long Walk Home
Image by Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune
Chicago, IL, 2019
Image of Community Activists Leading a Prayer Circle With Martinez Sutton, Rekia Boyd’s Brother, Following Dante Servin’s Expungement Hearing
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet and A Long Walk Home
Image by Brian Cassella
Chicago, IL, 2019
Image of ALWH Youth Leaders Presenting Scale Models of the Rekia Boyd Monument in Douglass Park
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized By Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL, 2021
Image of a Clay Sculpture Model of the Rekia Boyd Monument by an ALWH Youth Leader
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized By Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL, 2021
Installation View of ALWH Youth Leaders’ Outdoor Self-Portraits in the “Black Girls Are Monuments” Exhibition
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized By Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL, 2021
Image of a Handmade Yellow Painted Wooden Sign as an Idea for the Rekia Boyd Monument by an ALWH Youth Leader
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized By Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL, 2021, Douglass Park, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Image by Kyle Flubacker, 2021
Image of Finalist Artist, Nekisha Durrett, Site Visit to Douglass Park
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL, 2025
Image of Finalist Artist, Tiff Massey, Site Visit to Douglass Park
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL, 2025
Image of Welcome Address by Tillet at the Rekia Boyd Monument Proposal Presentation Event
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL 2025
Image of ALWH Youth Drawing With Finalist Artist Sonja Henderson at the Rekia Boyd Monument Proposal Presentation Event
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL 2025
Image of Nina Cooke John Presenting at Rekia Boyd Monument Proposal Presentation Event
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL 2025
Image of Tillet with Rekia Boyd's Family at the Rekia Boyd Monument Proposal Presentation Event
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Image by stevia ndoe
Chicago, IL 2025
Image of Tillet, Rekia Boyd’s Family, and ALWH Youth Leaders Singing Happy Birthday at the Rekia Boyd Monument Proposal Presentation Event
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Chicago, IL 2025
Image of Rekia Boyd Monument Proposal Rendering by Sonja Henderson, Tiff Massey, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Nekisha Durrett, and Nina Cooke John
Rekia Boyd Monument Project
Organized by Scheherazade Tillet, A Long Walk Home, Monument Lab, and DCASE
Chicago, IL 2025
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