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gti graphics technology, inc. 
Best Non-Profit Award presented to
Key Lithograph,
Portland Craftsman Club

About this piece

"The 8 Foundation Brochure"

The winner of the GTI Graphic Technology Best Non Profit Promotion award, was produced by Key Lithograph in Portland, Oregon for the 8 Foundation, a non profit organization begun by Antoine Walker.  The simple emotional impact of black and white photography is supplemented by remarkably thought provoking prose:

“ I am the Ghetto.

I am the South Side.

I was born on the South Side of Chicago.  This is where I grew up.

I have exceeded all statistical averages for an inner-city black male in all aspects of my life.

I’ve survived the streets, drugs and gangs.

I graduated from high school and attended college.

I’ve never been to jail.  I have outlived many of my peers.

I play professional basketball in the National Basketball Association for the most accomplished team in the history of the game.

When you look at me, remember who I am.

I am the South Side.

Don’t see me for my celebrity.  Don’t see me for my wealth.

See in me the potential of the South Side

And every neighborhood like it.”

We applaud Mr. Walker and the craftspeople at Key Lithograph who helped give voice to his moving appeal.  This entry was a unanimous choice as the winner of the first GTI Graphic Technology best Non Profit Promotion Award.