Shorefront Legacy

This weekend, the Shorefront Legacy Center will unveil markers honoring the home of Evanston’s first documented African American resident and the site of the Evanston Sanitarium. buff.ly/3bCwMpT

The panic about genealogy bc of the California reparations news makes me put on my public history hat. Dino Robinson of @SFLegacy gave a presentation today on documenting North Shore Black history. It's in attics, family bibles, churches, etc. Record the elders before they pass.

Congratulations to Dino Robinson, Founder & Executive Director of #Shorefront Legacy Center, & Jenny Thompson, Director of Education at the #Evanston History Center for their 2022 National Council on Public History award! bit.ly/ERTRobinsonTho… #publichistory #NCPH

Join us at Sunday November 21st at Sketchbook Brewery for our Annual Awards Lunch. We will be honoring Illinois House Speaker @ChrisWelch_JD, Sierra Club Illinois Director @jackdarin, Dino Robinson founder of @SFLegacy and @bcornew Grab your ticket here: secure.actblue.com/donate/dpoe202…

Just finished up an interview with @SFLegacy and @RobinSimmons888 a few minutes ago and it went incredibly well! Based on what was discussed, Evanston has a lot of wonderful work going on.

On Fox 32 news shortly on the segregated YMCA Evanston

@SFLegacy is a #CookCounty org that collects, preserves & educates people about Black history on Chicago’s suburban North Shore. We at CARO celebrate our fellow @ChicagoBMRC member's quarter century of connecting people to over 150 years of Black history bit.ly/3dWVRtR

Evanston unveils honorary street sign for Morris ‘Dino’ Robinson, Jr., chronicler of Black history. Thank you, Dino ⁦@SFLegacy⁩. chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanst…

This Saturday at 1pm, come celebrate as we honor Shorefront’s founder, Dino Robinson, with a honorary street name

Evanston's move to provide reparations to its Black residents is one step in "helping to remedy the past atrocities that happened against the Black community throughout Evanston's history," says historian and @SFLegacy founder Dino Robinson. bit.ly/3clx7uC

Shorefront will be a feature in a segment on Soul of a Nation and Nightline, both on ABC, that is airing on Tuesday, March 2 at at 9pm and 11:35 respectively! Produced by Evanston native, Ashley Brown (Ashley Elizabeth)! And again on Hulu on Wed. abcnews.go.com/Nightline

@storytimebb Happy Birthday Ana!!

@CarminRosado Save it for the archives!!

Highlight: “Our community spoke on what our priorities are” for reparations, @CityofEvanston 5th Ward Alderman & Reparations Subcommittee Chair @RobinSimmons888 says. “It was largely around housing, business development, and initiatives and policies that will build wealth."

@ChicagoBMRC are proud partners of @NMAAHC Community Curation Program! Thanks to our member institutions @ChiStateArchive @ChicagoState, @SFLegacy, @chipublib, & @DuSableMuseum for hosting and representing on the local planning team! Full calendar at tinyurl.com/y5ycnlmh!

It’s here, in ⁦@CityofEvanston⁩, the Undesign the Redline exhibit. Check it out, second floor. Thank you ⁦@SFLegacy⁩ ⁦@YWCAevanston⁩ ⁦@EvanstonForever⁩ ⁦@NorthwesternU⁩, exhibit partners.

The Raby Family is working hard to learn as much about archiving and preservation as possible. Thank you to Dino Robinson of @shorefrontlegacy for giving guidance and sharing best practices. We're excited for what's to come. Keep watching! - The Rabys

Today on ABC Channel 7, interviews and a short clip in memory of "A Life Worthwhile" interviewed by Karen Jordan (ETHS alum) at 4:30!! abc7chicago.com