What This Group is About

The TACC subcommittee aims to uplift black community members in the Chinatown area as well as to shed light on discrimination and prejudice towards black people within the Asian American Community.  This committee meets once a month at Chicago’s Chinatown library.

This group was created by Consuela Hendricks, who was inspired by her own experiences with anti-blackness as a long-time volunteer in Chinatown, and later from her experiences advocating for many Black unsheltered folks living in Chinatown.

TACC subcommittee address anti-blackness through:

• Anti-blackness workshops

• Community events celebrating black community members

• Monthly meetings to build solidarity among residents that identify as Asian, Latinx, Black, and/or Indigenous.

• Media content such as documentaries, art pieces, and comics

Short-Term Goals

• Continue promoting black heroes in the community such as teachers and service workers.

• Teach people how to unlearn their internal fear and/or hatred of black people

• Gather stories from black community members who have been affected by anti-blackness, such as being followed and filmed without permission

Recent Accomplishments

• Celebrated Black community members who are essential to Chinatown’s well being through a public event that was attended by a variety of community members, including State Representative Mah

• Conducted anti-blackness workshop at Benito Juarez High School

• Had an ally-led March for the residents for Chinatown for Black Lives.