Black History
The Colescott Chronicles Part I: Breaking free of color blindness and abstract art
June 15, 2021One of the founding members of New Black Art just reaped the rewards of his painterly prowess. Robert Colescott’s monumental George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware recently sold for $15.3 million.
Read moreJeopardy category is: Reparations for victims of U.S. capitalism
April 22, 2021A House bill to study reparations for slavery, H.R. 40, resurfaced in committee this April and is dusting up old debates about how much is owed, to whom, and who should pay.
Read moreLIVE from Philly this Friday: Celebrating Paul Robeson, The Great Forerunner
April 7, 2021April 9th is always a special day at 4951 Walnut Street in Philly, and this year will be no different.
Read moreAfrican-American playwright August Wilson honored on ‘forever’ stamp
March 11, 2021The 44th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945-October 2, 2005), the “the theater’s poet of Black America,” who brought fresh perspectives and previously unheard voices to the American stage....
Read moreThe marvelous life of Marvel Cooke, pioneer Black woman journalist
March 8, 2021At the intersection of African American History and Women’s History months is a long list of Black women who have made history in many fields. Prominent among them is Marvel Cooke.
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