The Vietnam War. Civil rights and Women’s Lib. MLK and RFK. “Laugh-In” and love-ins. The National Constitution Center’s “1968” exhibit is a multimedia, multi-generational presentation that brings one of America’s most colorful, chaotic and culture…
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Long after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan end, their effects will continue to ripple across foreign policy, American culture and, most profoundly, among those who served. We’ve been given snapshots of war in the…
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In 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, I wrote columns that focused on the violence in our neighborhoods; troubling violence that impacts negatively on the lives of individuals and families. Each time I wrote one of…
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A unique collection of posters, collected and curated by Penn professor and PBS “History Detectives” host Tukufu Zuberi, forms the basis of a provocative new exhibition at the Penn Museum: “Black Bodies in Propaganda: The…
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June 19 is celebrated each year as “Juneteenth” to commemorate the day in 1865 when the news of emancipation finally reached the slaves of Galveston, Texas — two and a half years after President Lincoln’s…
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Thousands came out to attend the 38th annual Odunde Festival Sunday in South Philadelphia. The day-long event featured arts and crafts vendors, African dancers and a performance by legendary rapper Big Daddy Kane. The picture-perfect…
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