SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Celebrations of the stories from long ago and the stories still unfolding were part of a local display for Black History Month. The public can check out and learn from the exhibit in Scranton.

Photographs from more than a half-century ago were on display and had an important story to tell, they helped illustrate Black history and The Civil Rights Movement in Scranton.

The non-profit, Black Scranton Project, put together the photo display: all part of a larger exhibit unveiled Sunday at an event billed as the “Centennial Celebration.”

“We have so many people here. Lots of familiar faces, new faces, and it’s just always fun to see people network and just seeing artists connecting with other artists is always the coolest thing,” Black Scranton Project Founder and CEO Glynis Johns said.

“It’s great! It’s a collaborative meeting joining together, and that’s what we really need to do is work in collaboration with each other,” Lackawanna County NAACP President Brenda K. Johnson said.

Also on display were more art pieces and local historical artifacts, but simply by being in the former PNC Bank building, people engaged in history.

“We’re celebrating 100 years of the beautiful bank that is now our non-profit’s home, and we are getting together as a community,” Johns added.

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The work that Johns put in to showcase how Scranton is rich with Black history was not lost on anyone who stopped by.

“Historically, she always puts different things up, she switches out the history,” Johnson remarked. “So, I go around videoing and taking pictures of all the new history that she’s put up. It’s a lot of history in Scranton.”

Johns described the project as a labor of love and one that will continue creating spaces for people to foster community.

“I just want people to think creatively about Black History Month. It’s my favorite month of the year, and I don’t think it’s enough days. I think Black history is every day,” Johns said.

More events are scheduled for everyone to get involved celebrating Black History Month with the Black Scranton Project.

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