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
Preservation LGBTQ and African American Landmarks Added to the Philadelphia Register Celia Jailer has the news from the March 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission
City Life Op-Ed: Let’s LeCount Taney Out Neighborhood advocates make the case for changing a street name honoring a white supremacist to one celebrating a local African American abolitionist
City Life New Black Renaissance Begins Next Chapter in Afrocentric Enlightenment A sea change in African American culture is happening right now with roots in Philly history, says Keshler Thibert
Preservation Op-Ed: Don’t Let Temporary Monument Overshadow Neglected Black History in Philly Keshler Thibert applauds the arrival of the traveling Harriet Tubman memorial at City Hall, but says it shouldn’t distract us from saving local African American landmarks
History Repercussions of Racist Maps Still Impact Neighborhoods Today Amy Cohen examines the history and consequences of redlining maps in Philadelphia
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
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
