Topic: Black History
American Hairitage
DeJeonge Reese’s art grapples with culture, history and the ways Black women have long faced discrimination.
By Courtney DuCheneThe 7th Ward Tribute
A sweeping public exhibition brings to life a remarkable (and remarkably under-appreciated) piece of Black history in Philadelphia
By Christine Speer LejeuneQuantum Hip Hop
Hip Hop culture officially turns 50 today. Here, a longtime fan and scholar commemorates the occasion with some...physics
By James PetersonHip Hop Saved My Life
The culture, which turns 50 today, shaped the popular chef/ photographer, who has grown up with, clothed, fed and photographed musical legends from and in Philly. Here, some of his favorite moments
By Reuben HarleyOur 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 PetersonThe Fourth of July Voices We Need to Read Now
July 4th means different things to different Americans. Here, a host of Independence Day perspectives — from Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Ronald Reagan and more — that remind us what it means to be free
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyThe Black Liberationist
Arielle Julia Brown, founder and director of Black Spatial Relics, supports performance artists whose art contends with slavery, freedom and justice. The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative
By Logan CryerAli Velshi on Erasing the Tulsa Race Massacre
MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member says more than a century later, our country is still suppressing the truth about the White riot that destroyed the thriving Black community of Greenwood
By Ali VelshiWURD’s Message in Our Music
Philadelphia’s Black radio station gathers OGs and MCs to celebrate hip hop’s 50th anniversary with “education, reflection and inspiration”
By Christina GriffithCritical 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 Peterson