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History

A scale replica of the construction of Carpenters' Hall is on display within the main room.
Community

A ‘uniquely Philadelphia place’: Carpenters’ Hall reopens to the public following preservation project, fire

Carpenters’ Hall is now open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free.

3 months ago

People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington
Courts & Law

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.

3 months ago

Glossy photochrome postcard of the Shelburne Hotel, Atlantic City, circa 1913
Community
Billy Penn

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.

3 months ago

Martha Hodes is a historian and author of 'My Hijacking' (Photograph by Bruce Dorsey)
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Lifestyle

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

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A close-up of a double-exposure photo printed and displayed in a park showing a shirtless man overlayed with a Pride flag.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’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.

3 months ago

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Studio 2

Tipflation, 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

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James Claiborne poses in front of the gallery at the Barnes Foundation where William Edmondson's sculptures are displayed.
Arts & Entertainment

‘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.

3 months ago

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A black and white photo shows C. Alfred Anderson and Albert E. Forsythe next to an airplane.
Community
Billy Penn

The 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.

3 months ago

Books displayed on a table with a Pride flag
Community

‘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.

3 months ago

Artist Adebunmi Gbadebo stands with her piece “Remains, piece of Balcony Baluster, 1848,
Arts & Entertainment

Philly artist wins $100K craft prize for her work remembering Black ancestors

Adebunmi Gbadebo makes work from materials sourced directly from her enslaved ancestors.

3 months ago

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Charles L. Blockson speaking at a podium
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Charles 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.

3 months ago

C. Adrienne Rhodes, co-founder of the Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project, stands on the steps of Mount Olivet Baptist Church and Parsonage in Haddonfield, N.J., on June 19, 2023. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Community

As a South Jersey borough’s Black population shrinks, residents say preserving history and culture becomes vital

Haddonfield, N.J., is a borough in South Jersey with a small Black population, but one that dates back to the 1700s, historians say.

3 months ago

Wilt Chamberlain, the towering Philadelphia Warriors center, stretches for a basket against the Los Angeles Lakers, Feb. 28, 1961 at the Philadelphia Arena
Money

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.

3 months ago

A young boy walks past a painting depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles in 2020. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people be freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
NPR
Community

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.

3 months ago

People celebrated their Black heritage on foot, and some on bikes, during Sunday's Juneteenth Parade and Festival
Community

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.

3 months ago

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