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February 2020

28 Auburn Gresham GOLD Black History Community Celebration!: 5:30–7:30 pm - Simeon Career Academy, 8147 S. Vincennes Ave., Chicago, IL 60620

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Adinkra Tower Sculpture Unveiled in Auburn Gresham to Celebrate Unity and Heritage: Reprinted | Chicago Defender, Mar 11, 2025; Adinkra Tower Sculpture Unveiled in Auburn Gresham to Celebrate Unity and Heritage | Chicago Defender
GAGDC Unveils a Stunning Adinkra Tower Sculpture at the AG Healthy Lifestyle Hub!: Mar 3, 2025; Using art as a stimulus for economic development, education (& youth development ) and community engagement was in full effect as we unveiled the inspirational Adinkra Tower art sculpture.
South Shore Artist Dorian Sylvain Bringing Huge Afrocentric Mural To Auburn Gresham’s 79th Street: Reprinted from Block Club Chicago by Atavia Reed, Jun 29, 2022; Using “Afrocentric designs, bold colors, patterns and symbols,” Dorian Sylvain paints a 50-by-50-foot mural inspired by the community, on a bare wall at 7901 S. Racine Ave.

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