The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two pre-teen boys say they pulled a prank by putting a black doll hanging from a noose above a playground that partly sits on top of a burial site for 5,000 black Philadelphia residents. The doll was discovered Thursday morning and prompted Mayor Jim Kenney to call it “a despicable act.” The […]
Erika Alexander’s production company, ColorFarm Media is part of the Keep It Colorful campaign. They are working to get as many film/tv pilots by creators of color green lit this year as possible. This is a partnership between Alexander’s company, Seed&Spark and Black&SexyTV. Alexander is hosting free events in cities across the nation for this initiative. […]
Octavius V. Catto was a civil rights activist, educator, and athlete based in Philadelphia who became a martyr of racial inequality and struggle in 1871. This Saturday, Cotto will be the first African-American to have a statue erected on Philadelphia’s public lands. Catto was born free in Charleston, South Carolina in February 22, 1839 to […]
