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Carpenters’ Hall is now open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free.
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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, is filing the civil rights complaint on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England.
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Atlantic City’s Shelburne Hotel was once slated to become a Benihana-themed resort
Few properties capture the boom-and-bust nature of AC better than this era-spanning destination, which is now Bally's Casino.
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My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering
Historian Martha Hodes explores what happened to her own memories, and how she tried to get them back, after being held hostage on an airplane in 1970 in her new memoir.
Air Date: June 30, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:00Philly’s gay archival records go outside for ‘And Into The Streets’
An art exhibition in Louis Kahn Park features photos of Philly gay life circa the 1980s and ‘90s.
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Listen 1:25Tipflation, LGBTQ+ Migration, Charles L. Blockson
Rules for who we tip and when can get confusing and expensive, and tipping etiquette has changed post-pandemic. Plus, LGBTQ+ migration to Philly and the Blockson Collection.
Air Date: June 27, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 43:13‘Sublime’ folk sculptures by William Edmondson at the Barnes Foundation
Eight decades after his landmark exhibition at MOMA, William Edmondson’s “Monumental Vision” gets refreshed at the Barnes.
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Listen 1:17The Black aviators from Philly who flew across country and trained the Tuskegee Airmen
In the 1930s, the only flight school willing to train Black pilots was located in the Philadelphia area.
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‘It’s ebbed and flowed’: A new project preserves Delaware LGBTQ history
Interviews, letters, and photographs documenting the lives of LGBTQ people in Delaware will be available online in late summer.
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Philly artist wins $100K craft prize for her work remembering Black ancestors
Adebunmi Gbadebo makes work from materials sourced directly from her enslaved ancestors.
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Listen 1:54Charles L. Blockson, prominent historian and scholar, dies at 89
Blockson was the architect behind some of the most prestigious collections of African American artifacts in the U.S.
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Haddonfield, N.J., is a borough in South Jersey with a small Black population, but one that dates back to the 1700s, historians say.
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Wilt Chamberlain’s Philadelphia Warriors rookie home uniform sells at auction for $1.79 million
SCP Auctions says the jersey and shorts that Chamberlain wore during the 1959-60 season were sold to filmmaker Rob Gough.
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Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is gaining awareness
Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s.
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Juneteenth Parade and Festival celebrates Black unity, fatherhood in West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia served as a backdrop for the love and connections made at the Juneteenth Parade and Festival on Sunday.
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