Voice: James Peterson
Seeing the Unseen
Through visual art and public gatherings, fashion designer Zarinah Lomax’s Apologues is telling the stories of our city’s trauma — and its survivors
By James PetersonQuantum Hip Hop
Hip Hop culture officially turns 50 today. Here, a longtime fan and scholar commemorates the occasion with some...physics
By James PetersonOur Bulletproof History
The monument President Biden established for Emmett Till and his mother is a loud rejoinder to those who would erase Black history — and Black humanity
By James PetersonCritical Race Theatre
Former Roots Crew member Dice Raw first made his name chronicling his Philadelphia history through music. Now, as head of Philly’s legendary New Freedom Theatre, he’s telling the stories of Black Americans throughout all our history
By James PetersonThe Black Masculinity Pill
Tyre Nichols’s murder was not just about race. The real story is the toxic proclivities of men
By James PetersonLevel Up to Healing
Week after week, Pastor Aaron Campbell’s five-year-old after-school program offers more than 300 young people the security, skills and confidence to live — and thrive — through the city’s violence
By James PetersonConstructing a Community of Fathers
Eric Marsh parlayed his own fathering experience into forming Fathering Circle, an arts-focused support group that helps men in Philadelphia be their best parenting selves
By James PetersonThe Spectacular Philly Hip-Hop Artist You Never Heard of
Logan-born poet / musician Khemist is one of the most gifted artists Philly has produced this century. We just don’t know it yet.
By James PetersonFraming Black Joy
Andrea “Philly” Walls’ photos of Black joy can be seen as a visual act of ongoing resistance. They are, also, the exact antidote to the time we live in
By James PetersonThe Story of the Storytellers
Juneteenth is a narrative of liberation and struggle that, until recently, was little-known. Who is telling the other unknown stories of Black life in Philly?
By James Peterson