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Video: Azsherae Gary named executive director at Paul Robeson House & Museum
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (40+ words) phillytrib. com When Azsherae L. Gary talks about leading the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Pa" Azsherae Gary named executive director at Paul Robeson House & Museum...
Azsherae Gary named executive director at Paul Robeson House & Museum
21+ hour, 46+ min ago (688+ words) When Azsherae L. Gary talks about leading the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Paul Robeson House & Museum, she doesn't describe it as just an executive position. It's far more. "I feel the weight of the responsibility," Gary told The Tribune....
Philadelphia screenwriter goes from film to puzzles
1+ day, 46+ min ago (202+ words) Michael Elliot " Courtesy Agency 628 The Tribune sat down with Elliot at ABFF to discuss his career and latest venture Cinema Puzzles. Elliot shared how his love of hip-hop turned into him writing a hit movie. Elliot cites his upbringing in…...
Video: Black creators share their experience being authors and illustrators
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (190+ words) phillytrib. com As the world becomes more mindful of the importance of representation in media, Black authors are stepping up to bring these stories to life in their own work. Some of these authors and illustrators convened at this year's…...
Dianne Reeves brings holiday favorites to Zellerbach Theater
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (658+ words) Christmastime will begin to sparkle this year when five-time Grammy Award-winner and NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves brings her melodic songs to the Zellerbach Theater Sunday. Reeves will sing some of her holiday favorites, including "Let it Snow," "Carol of…...
Packed Juneteenth block party kicks off Welcome America events in Philadelphia
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (582+ words) Hundreds of people gathered Friday for this year's Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party outside the African American Museum in Philadelphia, an event that also served as the kickoff to two weeks of Welcome America festivities coinciding with the nation's 250th anniversary, known…...
Wake Up Everybody!" still resonates during Black Music Month 2026
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (559+ words) "Wake up, everybody, No more sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin'. Time for thinkin' ahead The world has changed so very much from what it used to be. There is so much hatred, war and poverty. The world won't…...
On Juneteenth, I'll celebrate Black music at Andrew Jackson's plantation
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (352+ words) This Juneteenth, I will stand at the Hermitage and help celebrate Black music. The Hermitage was Andrew Jackson's plantation outside Nashville. I want to be honest about how strange that is. So I know something about awkward ground. And we…...
New South Philadelphia mural celebrates life, legacy of basketball great Clarence 'Eggy' Tillman
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (388+ words) A rendering of the mural of the late Philadelphia basketball legend'Clarence 'Eggy' Tillman featured on the court at Ralph Brooks Park in South Philadelphia." MURAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA' Dozens gathered at Ralph Brooks Park in South Philadelphia to celebrate a new…...
Congressman Dwight Evans honored at Johnson House Historic Site 2026 Conductor's Ball
1+ week, 1+ day ago (377+ words) Voices of Philadelphia performs'at the Johnson House Historic Site 2026 Conductor's Ball on Friday. Rosalyn J. Mc Pherson receives the Cultural Catalyzer Award'at the Johnson House Historic Site 2026 Conductor's Ball on Friday. Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar receives the Beacon of Truth Award'at…...