Contributors
I See Black People
A call for color consciousness in media and global affairs [more…]
History
Businesses and organizations
Black History = American History
The path to healing begins with truth and ownership Germantown is home to a historical treasure for divided times. The Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery offers a hands-on approach to understanding an appalling period [more…]
Contributors
Tuomi’s Time Machine: A Dubious Proposal
The Colonial Revival movement sought to make Market Square into a living “history” museum [more…]
Businesses and organizations
Myth Busters
Relearning the history of the (not so) New World with Sally Blagg’s exciting virtual book club this winter. [more…]
Development
Holding on to History
The struggle to save historic structures in Germantown reflects the larger problem in Philadelphia [more…]
East Falls history
Rest in Power
150 years after the city’s first Civil Rights activist was martyred, his fight continues through a new generation of social justice warriors. [more…]
History
Nightmare Alley
The Roosevelt Expressway didn’t arrive without a fight [more…]
History
Historic ‘Hoods
A new book takes a peek into Philly’s distant past [more…]
Germantown history
Bright Lights
Founded in the Great Depression, the Germantown Theatre Guild provided hope during troubling times [more…]
East Falls history
Wudder World
Maybe you couldn’t say Isaias, but the flooding from the tropical storm was impossible to miss. [more…]