Topic: Philadelphia History
“Our Job Just Got Harder”
But the work has never been more important, says The Rosenbach Museum & Library Director, despite — or because of — nearly $600,000 in federal funding cuts
By Kelsey Scouten Bates
Can Preservation and Development Go Together?
It’s easy to attack the preservation of buildings like the Roundhouse when housing is in such demand.
By Diana Lind
How to be the MLK of American Democracy
No matter where we stand in the racial, economic or social ladder, a commitment to excellence, human dignity,and an unwavering pursuit of justice are how we live up to the ideals of the Civil Rights icon celebrated Monday
By Dr. James Peterson
Can We Talk About the Roundhouse Now?
With the 76 Place debate behind us, can we get down to actual neighborhood — and city — planning?
By Courtney DuChene
A Fitting Rebuke to Rizzo?
A monument to civil rights icon Sadie Alexander, planned for where Mayor Frank Rizzo’s used to stand, would be only the third statue of a real-life Black Philadelphian on public view
By Malcolm Burnley
Windows Into the Soul of America
Sonya Clark’s video installation, The Descendants of Monticello explores what freedom means from the panes of Declaration House historical site
By RJ Rushmore
The Long Ride Home — Black Cowboys in America
A former Inquirer photojournalist spent more than 30 years photographing Black cowboys across the country — including here in Philadelphia. Here, an excerpt from his new book
By Ron Tarver
Philadelphia Revealed
Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts invites the public to connect — and contribute — to Philadelphia’s history through a vast collection of historical objects and artifacts
By Christina Griffith
Roger & Me
How someone who hung a Tommy poster in her teenage bedroom came to give The Who’s legendary frontman a tour of the Ben Franklin Parkway
By Cara Schneider Bongiorno
A Time To Weep
Yes, let’s celebrate our liberation on Juneteenth. But also, let’s remember the history that came before
By Dr. James Peterson