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Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions II

The Author Events Series presents Ray Didinger | The Eagles Encyclopedia : Champions II In Conversation with Merrill Reese Fly Eagles Fly! They did it again. The Eagles routed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX to claim their…

Sessão Itinerante do Registo de Testamentos

Sessão Itinerante do Registo de Testamentos Sexta-feira, 25 de outubro | 10:00 – 13:00 Saiba como o Gabinete do Registo de Testamentos pode ajudar a proteger o que é importante para si e para a sua…

Evento Móvil de la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos

Evento Móvil de la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos Viernes, 25 de octubre | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Descubra cómo la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos puede ayudarle a usted y a su familia a proteger lo que…

Register of Wills Pop-Up

Register of Wills Pop-Up October 25 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Join us for an important educational session on wills, probate, marriage licenses and records, and Title Clearance (Tangled Titles). After a brief…

Sessão Itinerante do Registo de Testamentos (Register of Wills Pop-Up)

Evento Móvil de la Oficina del Registro de Testamentos (Register of Wills Pop-Up)

Muhammad Abdul-Hadi | We the Pizza : Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives

The Author Events Series presents Muhammad Abdul-Hadi | We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives Created and launched by Philly born-and-bred entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, the mission of Down North Pizza is to…

Jeannine A. Cook | It's Me They Follow

The Author Events Series presents Jeannine A. Cook | It's Me They Follow An allegorical love story — a modern day Alchemist meets The Never Ending Story —set in a world where a book shopkeeper becomes a…

Semblance and Resemblance: Tiberino and Her Inspirations | Exhibition

This exhibit showcases the works of celebrated Philadelphia artist Ellen Tiberino and her late mother, the groundbreaking Ellen Powell Tiberino (1945–1992). Through mosaic, pencil, paper, and pigment, the two Ellens captured the…

Legacy In Ink: Honoring Our Past, Writing Our Future | Exhibition

Legacy In Ink: Honoring Our Past, Writing Our Future highlights individuals and groups who have contributed their writing, illustrating, editing, and publishing skills to materials that stand out as beacons of the independent publishing…

Blondell Reynolds-Brown | Walking A Tightrope Backward in High Heels

The Author Events Series presents Blondell Reynolds-Brown | Walking A Tightrope Backward in High Heels In Conversation with Tamala Edwards From the halls of the Philadelphia City Council to the challenges of motherhood,…

Film Screening: The Legendary Marion Williams

2:00PM in the Montgomery Auditorium Join us for a screening of the documentary The Legendary Marion Williams and a panel discussion honoring the life, legacy, and unmatched voice of Marion Williams—the gospel icon who…

First Friday Art Walk

Explore Art, History and Community-One Step at a Time! Are you interested in connecting with art lovers, sharing stories, and soaking in the city's rich cultural tapestry? If yes, join us on the First Friday of every…

Go Birds: Appreciating Our Avian Friends

From June 2nd to August 30th, 2025, visit the Second Floor Gallery West at the Parkway Central Library to view the Go Birds: Appreciating Our Avian Friends exhibition. Birds have long captivated humankind with their graceful…

Go Birds: Appreciating Our Avian Friends

Comix Club

We typically gather every third Thursday, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to read, talk and draw comics but this month we'll meet a week later. Stop by with your comics project to work on or just hang out and read comics from…

Congress Comes to YOU!

We're bringing constituent servies to your community - Stop by and see Team Evans! From issues with passports, immigration, the Postal Service, IRS, Social Security to the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs, my office is here to help!…

Red Cross Blood Drive

There is a critical need for blood donations in the region and in the nation in general. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a…

Notable African Americans From Philadelphia

Notable African Americans from the City of Brotherly Love.

Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2010)

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Philadelphia Daily News

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Archive-It

Archive-It, a web archiving service, to collect and store the websites of Philadelphia government agencies and selected cultural institutions, such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the American Philosophical Society. You can search…

Bakari Sellers | The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now

In 2006, Bakari Sellers defeated a twenty-six-year incumbent State Representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. The state’s 2014…

M. Nzadi Keita | Migration Letters: Poems

In conversation with Herman Beavers M. Nzadi Keita is the author of the poetry collection Brief Evidence of Heaven , a finalist for the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Prize that explored the life of Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick Douglass’…

Nikhil Goyal | Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty

In conversation with author and Pennsylvania State Senator, Nikil Saval In Live to See the Day , Nikhil Goyal offers a searing portrait of three Puerto Rican children struggling to survive in Philadelphia’s impoverished Kensington…

Ayana Mathis | The Unsettled: A Novel

In conversation with Asali Solomon Ayana Mathis is the author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie , “a remarkable page-turner of a novel” ( Chicago Tribune ) that follows the harrowing fortunes of a 15-year-old from Georgia to Philadelphia…

Malcolm Jenkins | What Winners Won't Tell You: Lessons from a Legendary Defender

In conversation with Michael Eric Dyson One of pro football’s all-time defensive greats, Malcolm Jenkins won Super Bowls with the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints, and appeared in three Pro Bowls. He won the prestigious Jim…

Sheryl Lee Ralph | Diva 2.0: 12 Life Lessons From Me For You

In conversation with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Matisak A celebrated veteran of film, television, and the Broadway stage, Sheryl Lee Ralph won an Emmy Award, a Critic’s Choice Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award…

R. Eric Thomas | Congratulations, the Best Is Over!: Essays

R. Eric Thomas is the author of the Lambda Literary Award finalist Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul America , a bestselling essay collection that tackles just what it means to be an “other” in the maelstrom of modern America.…

Linda Villarosa | Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation

A contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and The 1619 Project, Linda Villarosa has won numerous awards for articles concerning issues of Black mother and infant health, medical myths, America’s hidden HIV epidemic,…

Brett H. Mandel | Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting: A City’s Struggle against an Epithet

In conversation with Ernest Owens A consultant and writer in the fields of civic activism and government reform, Brett H. Mandel served as director of Philadelphia’s Financial & Policy Analysis Unit in the city controller’s office,…

Neil King Jr. | American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal

In conversation with Signe Wilkinson A Wall Street Journal correspondent for two decades, Neil King Jr. reported from more than 50 countries, served as the newspaper’s chief diplomatic correspondent, national political reporter, and…

Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes | A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service

Veteran United States Secret Service Officer Leth Oun has protected presidents and vice presidents in four administrations in almost every state and more than a dozen countries. A political refugee who survived the genocidal Killing…