Bootsy Collins and Branford Marsalis in Clark Park
Funk-soul legend Bootsy Collins and celebrated saxophonist Branford Marsalis played a free show in Clark Park for the
Bobbi I. Booker
In Memoriam: Photographer Robert Mendelsohn
Renowned Photojournalist Robert Mendelsohn has died at 61.
AC Fairhill Soccer Players are Ireland-Bound
Two AC Fairhill soccer players — Kamil Johnson and Kasib Ahmad Jr., both 10 — head to the Limerick International Tournament in Ireland after a community send-off at the 12th and Cambria Recreation Center.
First Moon Landing: 50th Anniversary
The Franklin Institute celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing with Summer of the Moon.
Philip Freelon, in memoriam
The Philly-born Architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington,
Bill Viola – I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
The Barnes Foundation is currently hosting a special exhibition highlighted by the visuals of Bill
Patti LaBelle Way for Philly’s Patti Labelle
A stretch of Broad Street is renamed in honor of hometown songstress, Patti LaBelle, Patti
Amy Sherald unveils mural of Najee Spencer-Young
Amy Sherald’s six-story mural portrait of Najee Spencer-Young stands at 1108 Sansom Street — a collaboration with Mural Arts Philadelphia that brought hundreds to Midtown Village for its dedication.
Rondel Holder and Soul Society 101
Rondel Holder is a Brooklyn-born Temple University alumnus who has visited more than 50 countries and built Soul Society 101, a travel community for people of color with nearly 100,000 followers and national media recognition.
James Bland – “Oh, Dem Golden Slippers”
James Bland was the African American composer behind “Oh, Dem Golden Slippers” — the song Philadelphia’s Mummers parade has danced to every New Year’s Day for over a century. Here’s his story.