# Freedom Square: Black Girlhood Altar at Chicago Theater

https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/dance/red-clay-dance-company-freedom-square-the-black-girlhood-altar/

A 2023 Chicago report found Black children make up two-thirds of missing persons cases. The Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar honors missing Black girls and women through art. The piece draws from a 2021 installation by Scheherazade Tillet and Robert Narciso.

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Created: 2026-10-25T00:40:25.041628+00:00

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Original source: https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/dance/red-clay-dance-company-freedom-square-the-black-girlhood-altar/