african-american-history
Philly’s Africatown project to get $9M in state aid
The corridor is intended to become a tourism destination in a community that is home to African and Caribbean immigrants, officials said.
How Octavius Catto is keeping up the fight for Black voting rights | Michael Coard
A century-and-a-half after his death, the Philadelphia icon's inheritors are continuing his fight.
You can’t untangle Queen Elizabeth’s legacy from Britain’s cruel colonialism | Michael Coard
Britons continue to benefit from their supremacy – correction, savagery – throughout the world in 2022.
Meet Lewis Latimer, who made the light bulb longer lasting | Michael Coard
Latimer was an inventor, draftsman, engineer, and scientist as well as a poet, author, artist, flautist and philanthropist.
Philly radio station WURD Founders Day celebration honors richness of Black culture
The festivities will take place Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central branch at 1901 Vine St.
How politicians are seeking to control classroom discussions about slavery | Opinion
A Texas proposal to refer to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' is part of an ongoing effort to hide its horrific and brutal nature.
Kids charged in brutal Philadelphia murder still deserve due process | Michael Coard
The online lynch mobs already are baying for blood. There's a long and racist history of that happening.
The Niagara Movement, a precursor to NAACP, fought for economic and civil rights | Michael Coard
The Niagara Movement was right in rejecting an accommodationist approach and in advocating for economic wealth backed by intellectual, voting, and political power.
What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July? | Monday Morning Coffee
On Independence Day, a reminder that the promise of America is still unfulfilled.
The U.S. has a long and shameful history of treating women like property | Michael Coard
Free white women's bodies have it bad in the U.S. History shows that enslaved Black girls' bodies had it worse.
Juneteenth in Philadelphia: A list of events celebrating the holiday
By Chanel Hill Community events, concerts and a parade are just some of the activities that will be taking place Sunday in Philadelphia to celebrate Juneteenth. “Juneteenth is the celebration of freedom,” said Tamara Staley, president and CEO of The Philadelphia Juneteenth Family Inc. “The holiday was first celebrated in Texas with food, music and […]
When you say ‘that’s not us’ remember this historic tale of racial savagery | Michael Coard
The story of white racism in America is one of sociopathy, psychopathy, perversity, sadism, savagery and malice.