History Imagining a Route to Freedom Aboard the Underground Railroad Kimberly Haas takes us on an epic journey where she traces a potential path to freedom from Maryland to Philadelphia
History New Tour Highlights Underground Railroad Sites in Upper Darby Bart Everts explores a self-guided tour of hidden Black history in Delaware County
City Life The Ordinary Extraordinary: Making History Tangible at the Colored Girls Museum What happens when whiteness is no longer the center of experience? The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown flips the script on conventional house museums and celebrates “home space” as the place where Black women and girls get things done.
History More Than a Month: The Importance of Teaching Black History Year-round Amy Cohen examines the decades-long push to require an African-American history course in Philadelphia’s public schools
History Adoration Conquers Adversity in These Philadelphia Love Stories In honor of Valentine’s Day, Keshler Thibert introduces us to Black, brown, and interracial couples throughout Philadelphia’s history that fought for love and equality
Preservation A Building Demolished, but the Mission Continues Kimberly Haas reveals the rich, religious history of a recently razed corner building at 19th and Bainbridge
Art & Design Heroes of a Different Hue and the Birthplace of Black Comic Books Keshler Thibert explores race, representation, and Philadelphia’s historic role in publishing African-American comic books
History A History of Slavery: President’s House Monument Turns 10 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
