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“It’s not what you know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know that’s just not so.” That’s how Reggie Bryant would end every […]

When I was born 50 years ago, a young Bennie Swans had already joined the pitched battle for the souls of Philadelphia’s Black folks. His […]

From listening to my parents and grandparents wax eloquent about him decades ago, to reading the glowing local newspaper articles about him, to eventually working […]

“Have you met Michael?” Longtime activist Tyrone Smith asked me this back in 2016 as I was writing about acts of racial discrimination in the […]

It’s important to understand that I’m not a native Philadelphian. I was born and raised in a Midwestern city where Black people were supposed to […]

Marian Anderson had a special affinity for D-flat because the note was so flattering to her voice. “D-flat made me think of velvet,” she said. […]

A while back, on a Saturday afternoon, a couple of girlfriends and I were lounging at a house in Fishtown, chatting about life over glasses […]

It’s a Wednesday night in November, and Philly’s posh Down Town Club is packed. Standing next to the stage is Joe Volpe, the founder of […]

My full name is … Jannie — with two “N’s” — L. Blackwell. The “L” stands for Lorraine. My maiden name is Brooks. They used […]

Imagine hundreds of developers getting their start all while breathing new life into their childhood neighborhoods and without pushing longtime residents out. If this sounds […]