Sepviva: A slave plantation in Philadelphia owned by a Quaker
As I picked my history-seeking self off the floor, I was shocked by the revelation of a plantation in Philadelphia.
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Rosita, do you see us now?
It was heart breaking to watch the disappointed faces of two six-year-old African American girls who were ignored while reaching out for a high five with Rosita, a Sesame Street costumed character at the Sesame Place theme park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
From trashman to author, Terrill Haigler shows us how to make lemonade out of lemons
For more than a year during the pandemic, Haigler was an anonymous Black man who picked up what we threw away.
Celebrate and support our classical music artists as we re-define classical
I was super impressed to view and find out about the all-African American Re-Collective Orchestra that served as the musical backdrop to CNN’s Juneteenth TV production.
Congratulations to Teia Hudson, the winner of the Philadelphia School District’s 2022 oratorical contest.
Her winning essay entitled, “Dear Society,” squarely focuses on racism in America from the perspective of a young African American woman.
Dads Sign-Up for Daughters’ Hair Tutorials
As we celebrate Fathers’ Day let’s hear it for dads who are showing up for classes to learn how to braid their daughters’ hair.
FunTimes salutes and congratulates two African American women journalists making big moves.
Vanessa Williams is the newly named deputy National political editor at the Washington Post and Sarah Glover, will be Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue at WHYY.
Baby formula shortage offers time to reflect on breastfeeding
But how did mothers become so completely dependent on a manufactured baby formula and not mothers’ milk?
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: Opinion Piece
The world watched as Judge Jackson, hopeful to become the first African American woman to serve on the U. S. Supreme Court, endured biased and excruciating interrogation by Republican senators.
UN Kenyan Ambassador Offered African History as He Denounced the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Opinion Piece
An African voice blasted out at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council as the leaders of the western world were debating the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.