Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter of Grammy award-winning hip-hop band The Roots and lifestyle editor Cory Townes check out the iconic Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia’s Historic District and visit a stop on the Underground Railroad in Germantown. source Related Posts L.K. – I like Brass Oh how i love brass :))) download link for […]
A Philadelphia family claims they were forced to get off their American Airlines flight with their 7-month old baby claims they are planning to pursue legal actions according to ABC 6. Allan Ali, Kamia Hoilett, and their newborn daughter were traveling back to Philadelphia on an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina when the incident […]
Meet Nina Love, the incredible human behind The Black Thornberry, a rescue in Philadelphia that gets stray animals off the streets and into loving homes. We’re here to remind you of the good things in the world – Nina is one of them. Brought to you by: TisBest Subscribe: https://youtube.com/theellenshow?sub_confirmation=1 ABOUT SMILE: Everyday heroes and […]
A Philadelphia police officer has been placed on administrative leave and an investigation has been started after a video shows a white officer taunting to a Black man. The incident took place around New Year’s Eve 2020, but wasn’t made public until Dale Hiller, a familiar YouTuber and retired combat veteran, uploaded it to his […]
An 8-year-old girl was hit by bullets at a Pennsylvania high school football game in August was fatally shot by Sharon Hill Borough police officers, the Delaware County District Attorney’s office announced last week. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer says that “initial ballistics analysis” concluded “near certainty” that shots fired by officers killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility […]
Wildest Dreams is a multimedia anthology centered on Black inheritance, legacy, and joy presented by the Black journalists of The Philadelphia Inquirer. This compilation of articles, poetry, videos, photographs, and music explores what being Black means to Black people as we create a space for Black writers, photographers, videographers and designers to share their work, […]
A Black woman was separated from her toddler son during a arrest in 2020 will receive $2 million from the city of Philadelphia. During the October 2020 arrest, Rickia Young was bloodied and taken to jail separated from her son as the city dealt with escalating unrest following the fatal police-involved shooting of Walter Wallace […]
(BPRW) PHILADELPHIA NATIVE’S DYING WISHES LEADS TO AN HISTORIC BURIAL IN THE LAND OF HER CAMEROONIAN ANCESTORS AfricanAncestry.com and ARK Jammers Connection Partnership Vital to Extending Meaningful Ancestral Experiences in Africa through The African Reconnection Program (Black PR Wire) Philadelphia native Elinor Estelle Taylor McCollum was laid to rest in Yaoundé, Cameroon – the land […]
Police say scores of members of a group described by the Anti-Defamation League as white supremacist marched in Philadelphia over the weekend, clashing with pedestrians and setting off what were believed to be smoke bombs at one point. The group of Patriot Front members, estimated at 150 to 200 people, marched for several blocks in […]
65-year-old Twyanna Williams has graduated from high school after putting her education off for several years. Williams graduated as the class valedictorian. When the Philadelphia native was a teen, she didn’t finish high school and had to take jobs to support the family, because her parents separated. “I felt sad for myself for coming out of […]