Shirley Lee Corsey’s house is the only African American-owned residence on South Canal Street in Yardley. If you stand at her front door and just glance to the left, you will see a modest white …
Black History MonthSid Stratton. Grayson Savoy “Sid” Stratton (1900-1993) was born in Doylestown and educated at the Pennsylvania Soldier’s Orphans’ School at Scotland, PA, where he learned …
On Feb. 10, two churches with very different racial demographics co-hosted a special event celebrating African American History in Bucks County during Black History Month. Second Baptist Church of …
New Jersey playwrights will continue to take their place in the spotlight when Theater to Go presents “A Lovesong for Miss Lydia,” written by the late Don Evans of Trenton, at Mercer County …
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, central New Jersey’s first dedicated Black History Museum, will present “Meet Phillis Wheatley,” a live theatrical performance at the historic …
Join the Acme Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville, N.J., at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, for a Black History Month special screening of “The One and Only Dick Gregory.” A Post Screening …
In an exciting kick-off to Black History Month, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced a $75,000 national grant awarded to Gather Place, a key player in the African American Cultural …
N. Jean Toomer (1894-1967) / Black History Month. N. Jean Toomer was an acclaimed poet and novelist, an African American whose work is commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance and modernism. …
Black History Month is intended as a time “to make all Americans aware of [the] struggle for freedom and equal opportunity.” But today, few people may know about the experiences of a Pennridge …
Gladys Nickleby Nelson (1921-2003) earned degrees from Mercy Douglass School of Nursing (now part of the University of Pennsylvania), West Chester University, and Trenton State College.
The Tuskegee Airmen served with valor as the nation’s first Black fighter pilots to see combat. However, in the eyes of many, that was not enough to earn recognition as an equal human being – let …
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Central New Jersey’s first and only Black history museum, in Skillman, N.J., will celebrate Black History Month with the return of Oxtail Fest …
Flemington DIY will celebrate Black History Month with a free community event from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. The event will feature various performances that celebrate Black history, Black …
Shirley Lee Corsey’s house is the only African American-owned residence on South Canal Street in Yardley. If you stand at her front door and just glance to the left, you will see a modest white …
