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Powerful art exhibits, engaging discussions, author events and more… ABOVE PHOTO: The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote Exhibit at the National Constitution CenterPhoto by J. Fusco for VISIT PHILADELPHIA® visitphilly.com Some people hear “history” and immediately think of old men in gray wigs. And we get it (ya know, Founding Fathers and revolutions…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine The trope of the “magical negro” is one many of us are familiar with. A Black character whose sole purpose is to support their white counterparts in various ways. In those scenarios, the feelings of the Black character are either ignored completely or only addressed if they propel the white character’s story…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine Philadelphia native Jay Fluellen is an accomplished pianist, organist, composer, professor and choir director. Classically trained, Fluellen received a doctorate in music composition from Temple University. As a composer, he has been commissioned by various institutions including Main Line Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra FIRST EDITIONS, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Relâche, Singing City,…

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By Jonathan Landrum Jr.ASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: STERLING K. BROWN, FROM LEFT, RYAN MICHELLE BATHE AND GIL ROBERTSON attend the 15th Annual AAFCA Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Ava DuVernay remembered working as a publicist years ago, struggling to draw major…

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By Ronald BlumASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: Singer Marian Anderson, a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, appears in her New York apartment on Aug. 5, 1958. (AP Photo, File) The Philadelphia Orchestra’s home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American contralto, a rare case of an…

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By Constance Garcia-Barrio Photos courtesy: Erikka Goslin from Taller Puertorriqueno Afro-Latinos and a number of African Americans filled the auditorium at Taller Puertorriqueno, located at 2600 N. 5th Street, last Saturday for the 28th Arturo A. Schomburg Symposium. This year’s event was titled “Repairing & Reparations: Healing from Racial Wounds.” The symposium bears the name…

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iHeartMedia Philadelphia’s 105.3 WDAS FM, Philly’s best R&B and throwbacks station, has announced this year’s award recipients for the eighth annual “Women of Excellence Luncheon Presented by Xfinity,” a celebration of local women and their achievements in the community, including Grammy award-winner Jody Watley. The luncheon will take place on April 13 from 11 a.m….

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Black adults spend 31.8% more time with TV each week than the general population; 43% of Black respondents across five countries want more representation of their identity group on TV. PRNEWSWIRENEW YORK — Among U.S. audiences, Black consumers spend over 81 hours per week with media — 31.8% more than the general population, according to…

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PRNEWSWIRE NEWPORT, R.I. — The Preservation Society of Newport County, in partnership with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, will launch the exhibition “Gilded Age Newport in Color” at Rosecliff on March 15, taking visitors back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when African heritage families were active members of a new type…

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By Russ BynumASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: Author Michael Thurmond speaks during an interview with Associated Press about his new book, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Stone Mountain, Ga. A new book by Thurmond entitled “James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia” focuses on Georgia’s white founding father’s failed attempt to ban slavery after starting Britain’s 13th American…

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