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Artist Explores Urban Renewal at Park Towne Place
Art & Design

Artist Explores Urban Renewal at Park Towne Place

Mid-century apartment towers become vessels for expression in a new art exhibition

Repercussions of Racist Maps Still Impact Neighborhoods Today
History

Repercussions of Racist Maps Still Impact Neighborhoods Today

Amy Cohen examines the history and consequences of redlining maps in Philadelphia

Coaquannock Map Shows Lenape Land Before William Penn
History

Coaquannock Map Shows Lenape Land Before William Penn

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Amy Cohen examines an obscure map from 1934 that illustrates the Philadelphia region during the time of the Lenape

National Public Art Audit Presents a Monumental Task for Inclusive Representation
Art & Design

National Public Art Audit Presents a Monumental Task for Inclusive Representation

Amy Cohen takes a look at Monument Lab’s new National Monument Audit and finds more diversity in state historical markers here in Philadelphia

Eastern State Strikes a Balance With New Fall Programming
Preservation

Eastern State Strikes a Balance With New Fall Programming

Amy Cohen checks in at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, an ever-evolving experiment in historical interpretation and public engagement

Six Degrees of Joan Countryman: a Lifetime of Civil Rights Connections
History

Six Degrees of Joan Countryman: a Lifetime of Civil Rights Connections

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

Father of the Underground Railroad Comes Into Focus With New Biography
History

Father of the Underground Railroad Comes Into Focus With New Biography

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

Alain LeRoy Locke: Father of the Harlem Renaissance and Philly LGBTQ Hero
History

Alain LeRoy Locke: Father of the Harlem Renaissance and Philly LGBTQ Hero

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


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