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Lebohang Kganye looks at her patchwork cloth re-creation of a black and white photo of her great-grandmother
History
International
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

2 South African artists converse across the apartheid timeline at the Barnes

The Barnes Foundation hosts work by two artists: one making work since apartheid, the other growing up in post-apartheid South Africa.

3 weeks ago

A woman looks at several blocks hanging in the air in the art exhibit.
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Museum for Art in Wood introduces Philly to the Islamic mashrabiya screen

The traditional wood screens made in ornately geometric patterns for Islamic palaces and mosques are given the modern art treatment.

3 weeks ago

Candidates for mayor of Philadelphia raise their hands when asked who has a TikTok account. The question came during a forum on the performing arts and cultural economy at the Kimmel Center. The candidates are (from left) Jeff Brown, Jimmy DeLeon, Allan Domb, Derek Green, Helen Gym, David Oh, Cherelle Parker, Maria Quiñones Sánchez, and Rebecca Rhynhart. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Music
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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Mayoral candidates discuss Philly arts sector at Kimmel Center forum

A mayoral forum at the Kimmel Center asked nine candidates about how to fund and leverage the arts to address city problems.

3 weeks ago

A player throws a basketball inbounds to her teammate during a basketball game.
Delaware
Economy
Sports

‘Pump up the economy’: Elite college women’s hoop tourney draws 25,000 fans to Wilmington

The multipurpose sports complex opened in 2019 and is home for the Blue Boats, the 76ers minor league team. The facility expects 2 million visitors and users this year.

3 weeks ago

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Wayne Shorter, photographed in 1985. (David Redfern/Redferns)
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Aging
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Wayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89

Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the singular sounds in contemporary jazz over more than half a century, has died.

4 weeks ago

Models pose before walking the runway.
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Philadelphia Flower Show, Philly Fashion Week, First Friday at the Barnes, and Trombone Shorty in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

March 2-5: Trombone Shorty in Del., Philadelphia Flower Show, and Haddonfield Restaurant Week in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

4 weeks ago

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A woman speaks into a microphone onstage. Mural Arts logos are visible behind her.
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‘Abbott Elementary’ will give Mural Arts Philadelphia a moment in the spotlight

This week’s episode of the sitcom set in Philly is based on Quinta Brunson’s childhood memory of creating a mural at school.

4 weeks ago

A scene are from ''Unholy Wars,''
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

‘10 Days in a Madhouse’ to premiere next season at Opera Philadelphia

“10 Days in a Madhouse,” “Unholy Wars,” a new “Madame Butterfly” present alternative voices opposing oppression.

4 weeks ago

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Spain's Alexia Putellas at the ceremony of the Best FIFA Football Awards in Paris, France
International
Sports

Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again

Putellas won the women's voting over Alex Morgan of the United States and England’s Beth Mead.

4 weeks ago

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip ''Dilbert,'' poses for a portrait with the Dilbert character in his studio in Dublin, Calif., in 2006.
NPR
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National
Race & Ethnicity

Newspapers have dropped the ‘Dilbert’ comic strip after a racist rant by its creator

The comic's creator, Scott Adams, said a recent opinion poll changed his mind about "helping Black Americans."

4 weeks ago

Fans cheer in a stadium.
Philadelphia
Sports

Gazdag, Carranza each score 2 goals as Union beats Crew 4-1

Philadelphia is unbeaten, with two ties, in its last six games against the Crew, who have just one goal in that span

4 weeks ago

A girl poses with a superhero cape and mask.
Books
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

What’s your Wakanda story? Black Panther as an imaginative tool at Philly’s National Liberty Museum

Marvel’s “Wakanda Forever” and the National Liberty Museum’s “Beyond Wakanda” expand the possibilities of Black Panther’s universe.

4 weeks ago

File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Museum of Art creates a new department for Black and African art

A gift of 300 pieces of African art will seed the new Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art.

1 month ago

Members of the Jeremy Winston Chorale perform at Cristo Rey High School to promote the HBCU to be held at The Mann this spring. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
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Music to matriculate by: Mann Center to host an HBCU Festival in May

At least 10 historical Black colleges and universities will be part of an all-day festival of HBCU life and culture at the Mann Center, in May.

1 month ago

Dancers leap in the air against a colorful backdrop.
Things To Do
Community Events
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Alvin Ailey, Philly Home + Garden Show, Bierfest, and the Harlem Globetrotters in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb. 23 - Feb. 26: The Brit Pack in Del., Bierfest in Philly, and “Unfinished Women” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

1 month ago

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