Philadelphia Theater Company Staging Pioneering Black Play
“Rachel” by Angelina Weld Grimké premiered in New York in April 1917. When the show opened, it made history as […]
African-American history
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Offering Special Black History Month Programming
Located near Harriet Tubman’s birthplace in Dorchester County, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park comprises a visitor center, […]
Activist Fights to Save House Associated with MLK Jr. in Camden
One day in June 1950, Martin Luther King Jr., then a student at Crozer Theological Seminary, stopped at a bar […]
Exhibit on African American Cuisine to Open in New York
African Americans have played an important role in developing many of the foods that we consider quintessentially American. A new […]
Preservationists Worry as Philly Demolishes Record Number of Buildings
In 2019, the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections issued 941 demolition permits. This was only a slight increase over […]
UPenn Acquires Papers of Poet and Artist Ashley Bryan
In 1962, Ashley Bryan became the first African American to publish a children’s book as both the author and illustrator. […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Alvin Ailey Photo Collection Now Available to Public
Even those not intimately familiar with the modern dance scene have likely heard of Alvin Ailey. Yesterday, on the 30th […]
New Digital Tour Highlights DC’s Role in the Civil Rights Movement
As the first large American city to have a majority Black population, Washington D.C. played an important role in the […]
UNESCO Names Annapolis, MD Site of Memory Associated With Slave Route Project
Annapolis, Maryland will highlight its role in the transAtlantic slave trade with a new historical marker to be erected on […]
Preservation Efforts Move Ahead at Robert Purvis House in Philadelphia
After years of court appearances, fines, and public hearings, efforts to preserve a deteriorating historic Underground Railroad stop in Philadelphia […]