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 …
This Valentine’s Day, the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, central New Jersey’s first dedicated Black History museum, invites the community to a birthday party for activist and …
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 …
Second Baptist Church of Doylestown’s Christ and Cultural Humility group and Doylestown Presbyterian Church’s Matthew 25 Task Force invite the community to celebrate Bucks County African American …
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 …
The African American community has been an integral part of the local fabric from the time Newtown was founded. During the first half of the 19th century, the Leedom Farm, the Pine Grove Farm and the …
A first-person portrayal of Susanna Warder, one of the documented slaves of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Gather Place Museum, 188 S. Canal St. in …
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 …
For Black History Month, the Dupree Gallery, Lambertville, N.J., is opening a show titled “Our His-story Month” on Feb. 3. It will be on view through Feb. 26, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. …
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 …
