Taking the Stage that Trump Set
A year ago, my fellow co-artistic directors and leadership at the Wilma Theater considered how to acknowledge our…
For America’s 250th birthday, Historical Philadelphia is adding to its cast of reenactors in Old City
Dozens of performers walk the grounds of Philadelphia’s historic district each summer looking as if they stepped straight…
Philadelphia slavery exhibit signs examined by federal judge
For Cara McClellan, an attorney representing both The Black Journey and the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, the absence…
Trump administration to appeal ruling over slavery exhibit
A national lawsuit The National Parks Conservation Association and several other organizations filed another lawsuit in the U.S.…
Parker reacts to court order restoring slavery exhibit
Mayor Cherelle Parker reacted to the city’s recent legal win against the federal government in a video Tuesday,…
Philadelphia protesters celebrate ruling to restore slavery exhibits
CHANCES START TO GO BACK UP. I’LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. FIGHT,…
Slavery exhibit at President’s House in Philadelphia must be restored by Trump administration, federal judge rules
The President’s House on Independence Mall must be restored to include the slavery exhibit that the Trump administration…
Slavery exhibit removal erases Ona Judge’s escape story
On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself. This article…
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…
Are You There, Constitution Center? It’s Me, a Citizen
Last Saturday morning, as 10 masked ICE agents maced and then fatally shot protestor Alex Pretti on a…
Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA — Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service…
Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of long-standing slavery exhibit from historic park
The City of Philadelphia is suing the Trump administration after the National Park Service removed a long-standing exhibit…