PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Anita Lewis and Gwendolyn Ebron are making Black history of their own, following a 33-hour teaching marathon.<\/p>\n
The two longtime educators met thanks to an organization called ‘Urban Intellectuals,’<\/a> which is dedicated to teaching Black history.<\/p>\n Ebron, a Philadelphia-based teacher with Urban Intellectuals, recalls a phone call she got from Lewis.<\/p>\n Lewis, who is based in Friendswood, Texas, was looking for her next bold accomplishment following her doctorate.<\/p>\n She decided she wanted to break the Guinness World Record for specifically the ‘Longest History Lesson.’<\/p>\n The current record<\/a> is 26 hours and 34 minutes, achieved by Andrew Torget in Denton, Texas, in 2018. That lesson was focused on Texas history.<\/p>\n After teaming up, Ebron and Lewis spent months planning a 33-hour lesson focused on Black history.<\/p>\n And they say it still wasn’t enough time to cover it all.<\/p>\n Their teaching marathon took place on February 27th and February 28th, 2026, at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church<\/a> on Cheltenham Avenue. It was well-attended and also livestreamed online by Urban Intellectuals.<\/p>\n They must now submit all their evidence to Guinness World Records for verification. As of now, it remains an attempt at a world record.<\/p>\n But for Ebron and Lewis, the real prize would be inspiring students young and old to recognize their potential and pass these lessons forward.<\/p>\n Watch the video above to see their story in action.<\/p>\n