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Caroline LeCount: The Educator Who Rode for Rights
Caroline LeCount: The Educator Who Rode for Rights Caroline Rebecca LeCount arrived in the world around 1846 in South Philadelphia, the daughter of James LeCount, a cabinetmaker and undertaker likely...
Caroline LeCount: The Educator Who Rode for Rights
Caroline LeCount: The Educator Who Rode for Rights Caroline Rebecca LeCount arrived in the world around 1846 in South Philadelphia, the daughter of James LeCount, a cabinetmaker and undertaker likely...
Sarah Mapps Douglass: The Quaker Educator and A...
Sarah Mapps Douglass: The Quaker Educator and Artist Visionary Sarah Mapps Douglass embodied the intellectual fervor of Philadelphia's free Black elite, born on September 9, 1806, to abolitionists Robert Douglass...
Sarah Mapps Douglass: The Quaker Educator and A...
Sarah Mapps Douglass: The Quaker Educator and Artist Visionary Sarah Mapps Douglass embodied the intellectual fervor of Philadelphia's free Black elite, born on September 9, 1806, to abolitionists Robert Douglass...
Unsung Heroes of Philadelphia: Four Black Women...
Philadelphia, often hailed as the birthplace of American independence, has a deeper, more resilient history woven into its streets—one driven by Black women whose ingenuity, courage, and advocacy laid the...
Unsung Heroes of Philadelphia: Four Black Women...
Philadelphia, often hailed as the birthplace of American independence, has a deeper, more resilient history woven into its streets—one driven by Black women whose ingenuity, courage, and advocacy laid the...
Inspired by my grandfather, Ollie Stallworth Sr.
Inspired by my grandfather, Ollie Stallworth Sr. of Philadelphia, a distinguished 33rd-Degree Grand Master of the historical Prince Hall Lodge 112 on Broad Street, this hoodie carries the weight of...
Inspired by my grandfather, Ollie Stallworth Sr.
Inspired by my grandfather, Ollie Stallworth Sr. of Philadelphia, a distinguished 33rd-Degree Grand Master of the historical Prince Hall Lodge 112 on Broad Street, this hoodie carries the weight of...
Never Lose Your Voice
The Presidential Election of 2000 was my first time voting — fresh out of high school, full of hope. The Florida recount gripped the nation, and when the results finally came in,...
Never Lose Your Voice
The Presidential Election of 2000 was my first time voting — fresh out of high school, full of hope. The Florida recount gripped the nation, and when the results finally came in,...