The city of Philadelphia is seeking public feedback on a new statue honoring pioneering Black economist and civil rights lawyer Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander. Born in 1898 to Philadelphia’s renowned ...

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 ...

(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 ...

HARRISBURG — The National Park Service’s proposal to remove a William Penn statue from a historic site in Philadelphia –- quickly withdrawn amid a backlash — wasn’t a priority for some ...