Commissioned by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration, the statue honoring first Black woman to practice law in ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the legacy of thousands of Black Civil War soldiers who trained in Montgomery County will never be forgotten.

So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black folks throughout history. At age 18, Rev. Bruce Klunder knew he had to join the ...

Philadelphia is a great city to visit with kids because it’s small and walkable and there’s a wide range of attractions for ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The National Park Service’s proposed removal of a statue of William Penn from Philadelphia’s Welcome Park turned out to be short-lived. Announced on Jan. 5, 2024, the ...

The National Park Service quickly realized there was a problem when it announced plans to remove a statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia on Jan. 5. The plan was announced on a ...

The National Park Service’s proposed removal of a statue of William Penn from Philadelphia’s Welcome Park turned out to be short-lived. Announced on Jan. 5, the proposal was quickly pulled ...

PHILADELPHIA — It was ... tribes who called the area home when Penn arrived. But the release also mentioned permanent removal of a statue of William Penn and a small model of his Slate Roof ...

In the past I received a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship (2011-12) to study Penn's political thought. The National Park Service’s proposed removal of a statue of William Penn ...

The National Park Service’s proposed removal of a statue of William Penn from Philadelphia’s Welcome Park turned out to be short-lived. Announced on Jan. 5, 2024, the proposal was quickly pulled from ...