This week marks the anniversary of the Philadelphia Transit Company Strike of 1944. Amy Cohen introduces us to a Philly native who remembers the event and many other watershed moments, milestones, and turning points in the modern civil rights movement

First major book on William Still examines the life and legacy of the African-American abolitionist. Amy Cohen has this review

Amy Cohen kicks off Pride Month by celebrating one of Philadelphia’s most distinguished native sons

Amy Cohen introduces us to trailblazing lawyers who broke gender barriers while navigating motherhood

For Women’s History Month Amy Cohen introduces us to one of the most famous women in American history that you’ve likely never heard of before

Amy Cohen examines the decades-long push to require an African-American history course in Philadelphia’s public schools

In this endearing essay Amy Cohen recounts how her suburban-born mother blossomed into a passionate Philadelphian

Amy Cohen explores the back story of “The President’s House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” on the 10-year anniversary of its unveiling