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WHAT WE DO.

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PROGRAMS & PROJECTS.

Through projects like Lifting As They Climbed and Invisible Giants, Protect Black Girls Coalition, Kemtiyu Arts & Media amplifies the radical contributions of Black women in Chicago, ensuring their intellectual and organizing legacies remain foundational to present and future movements.

 

With deep commitments to Chicago’s South and West Side communities, the organization creates educational resources, produces transformative media, and builds organizing tools ensuring that communities have the resources to resist oppressive forces and reclaim agency over their lives.

Resource
Development

The development of books, organizing resources and creative tools rooted in care and autonomy, that highlight the power of our communities, organizations and collectives

Organizing
Tools

We equip communities with organizing tools, strategies, and mapping for safety and resistance of present and future generations

Cultivating
Education

We provide class visits, teacher workshops, and curriculum development, ensuring Black history and radical traditions remain accessible and transformative

Consultation &
Creative Direction

We support and guide historical preservation, educational awareness, knowledge cultivation   justice-centered archival work and so much more.

Workshop
Facilitation

We create spaces where imagination and liberation intertwine, guiding participants through deep reflection and collective visioning

Community
Engagement

We conduct immersive tours and learning series, bridging past and present histories to illuminate the contributions, movements and legacies in our communities. 

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Contact Us

Learn more about Kemtiyu Arts & Media, get updates on upcoming events and public programs, and receive information about our community offerings

ADDRESS

PO Box 4785

Chicago, IL

60637

PHONE

773-980-9738

EMAIL

Kemtiyu.arts@

© 2025 by Kemtiyu Arts & Media. 

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