Preservation African American Church and Art Deco Store Added to the Local Register Celia Jailer has this report from the January 2023 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission
History Finding Freedom in the Footsteps of William Still Kimberly Haas follows the “Father of the Underground Railroad” to where he lived, worked, and aided freedom seekers in Philadelphia
History On the Road to Reconstruction with the Pennsylvania Freedmen’s Relief Association Keshler Thibert takes a trip down south where Philadelphians aided in efforts to empower African Americans after the Civil War
Preservation Network to Preserve African American Burial Grounds in the Works Preservation Pennsylvania and PA Hallowed Grounds plan to connect cemetery stewards with resources, support, and training
Preservation Old Movie Palace Seeks the Spotlight Once Again Group hopes to turn the former Logan Theater into a multi-use music venue
History On the Waterfront: Chronicling the Lives of Philly’s Black Seamen Keshler Thibert explores the history of African American sailors and dock workers on the Delaware River
Preservation Black Doctors Row and Sister Rosetta Tharpe House Added to the Historic Register Celia Jailer has this report from the July 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission
Art & Design POOL Explores the History of Segregation in Aquatic Recreation A new exhibition at Fairmount Water Works dives into the civil rights struggle to swim as equals. Kimberly Haas has this review
