Preservation Community Archive Project Brings Power to the People Through a fellowship with People’s Media Record, Mt. Airy resident Regina Jennings reveals a treasure trove of Black Panther Party ephemera
Art & Design Historic Strawberry Mansion Honors Black, Latino, and LGBTQIA+ Artists The Committee of 1926’s landmark exhibition, “From Invisible to Invincible: Honoring the Art of Color,” is now on view in Fairmount Park
Art & Design Philadelphia Kicks Off a Celebration of John Coltrane’s Centennial The city is throwing an epic birthday party for the late jazz giant beginning September 23
Preservation Places to Save: Summer 2026 The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia highlights buildings under threat with its quarterly list, Places to Save
History Black Opals: Philadelphia’s Legendary Contribution to the Harlem Renaissance A literary journal published in the 1920s gave the city an expressive voice in the New Negro Movement
History 339 Manumissions Project Honors Those Enslaved by Quakers A team of genealogists scours the archives to tell the stories of Pennsylvania’s formerly enslaved
History Honoring the “Exalted Ruler” of Christian Street Amy Cohen explores the life and times of John Miller Marquess, a revered African American figure in the 1930s and an esteemed leader of the Black Elks
History Preserving The ‘Full Story of American History’ Threats to alter exhibits about slavery at historic landmarks have mobilized Philadelphians. As we celebrate the semiquincentennial, the city offers many opportunities to learn about the Black experience as the nation evolved and ‘not to hide what happened’
