Tonika Johnson

Creator of #FoldedMap project & #InequityForSale Co-founder of @join_rage (2010) & #EnglewoodArtsCollective (2017)

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@Raphaeldml11 @FearedBuck He was tryna get her out of that death grip the girlies got her in😭😭

[Chicago DPD @ChicagoDPD]

🌠 Congratulations to Chicago photographer and social justice artist @tonikagj for being named a 2025 @macfound Fellow! Last year Tonika spoke at #CityCivicsDay about her "unBlocked Englewood" project. Watch a recording here: https://t.co/yqJoejRW8a

[Kim Bellware @bellwak]

We've BEEN knowing @tonikagj was a genius! @macfound recognized her with a fellowship this year for her incredible vision, including the Folded Map Project. She's the kind of Chicagoan that makes this city so amazing.
https://t.co/rp4TSH5P7e

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

Folded Map Film | A Story of Segregation, Belonging, and Repair in Chicago https://t.co/Bu6h5OHmHo via @YouTube

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@FieldFoundation @KaiZabar @Tati_WM @6figga_dilla @trinattrill @TarynGalbreath @maudlynei It was such a wonderful time!

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@city_bureau My forever @city_bureau FAMILY!

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@city_bureau ❤️😭❤️😭❤️ thank youuuuu

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@ILhumanities @BlockClubCHI Thank you for sharing!!!! 🤗❤️💯✊🏽

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

Donate to #UnBlockedEnglewood today! Help me return denied equity and dignity to long-standing #Englewood homeowners directly impacted by the racist, mid-century, discriminatory housing practice of Land Sale Contracts! Click link to donate https://t.co/bZePfIAkpr

[UnBlocked Englewood @unblockenglwood]

unBlocked Englewood featured on @ABC7Chicago News! Repairing homes to help rewrite decades of housing discrimination
@tonikagj @ChiBungalow @ChicagoDCASE @ChiTrust @ArtDesignChi
https://t.co/UdREiOGiS1

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

My #UnBlockedEnglewood project on @NBCNewsNow
https://t.co/PXQ4x3mf1t

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@FieldFoundation @BlockClubCHI Thank you for sharing and being a support! ❤️😃🤗

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

How An Englewood Artist And Activist Is Helping Black Families Keep Their Homes https://t.co/JKN43r87EL via @BlockClubChi

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

How an Englewood artist and activist is helping Black families keep their homes: https://t.co/nZktm6QC1o

[CPS - Chicago Public Schools @ChiPubSchools]

Congratulations! to @Prosser_CA @KennedyHSCPS @LPHSLionPride seniors who created a remarkable collection of photographs and videos inspired by @tonikagj ‘Folded Map Project,’ a social justice initiative to teach students how artist activists generate change in their communities.

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@FaithPennick Awwwww thank you! Support like yours is the heartbeat of my motivation!

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@ChiBungalow @wttw 😃😃😃🤗🤗🤗

[Tonika Johnson @tonikagj]

@SumJoeDotCom @chicagotribune Sounds good!😃

[Field Foundation @FieldFoundation]

"When other residents on the block shared similar stories, the social justice artist took action." Read this excellent piece from @DarcelTribune about "unBlocked Englewood," a new project from from @tonikagj, a #LeadersForANewChicago awardee. @macfound #community #powerbuilding