The story behind the President’s House Slavery exhibit
INDEPENDENCE MALL (WPVI) — When workers pried loose the 34 panels that told the story of the 9…
Parker defends her governing style in passionate Black History Month speech
Mayor Cherelle Parker defended her governing style during a heartfelt speech Friday, saying she has suppressed the urge…
Republican federal judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit
After the city of Philadelphia sued the Trump administration for the removal of slavery exhibits outside the historic…
The Dirty Business of Erasing Black History
One of the interpretive plates forcibly removed from the slave memorial at Sixth and Market streets in Philadelphia…
President’s House Philadelphia: Slavery Plaques Removed
As a child growing up in Philadelphia, it was common to take field trips to Independence Mall. I…
Mother Bethel to celebrate first African Methodist Episcopal congregation
The Philadelphia Historic District’s “52 Weeks of Firsts” begins its second month of historical highlights with Mother Bethel…
Celebrations begin for Black History Month
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Celebrations of the stories from long ago and the stories still unfolding were…
John Paul Golden was Pittsburgh’s pioneering Black physician
In the smoky heart of industrial-era Pittsburgh, as soot-darkened skies signaled the city’s booming promise, a young African…
Things to Do in Philly This Week and Weekend
Fall arrived this weekend, bringing with it cool things to do all over the city this week ……
Walking trail takes visitors through historic tour of the Underground Railroad
A new walking trail in Upper Darby takes tourists on a historic tour that highlights little-known locations on…