Malcolm X Park Written by Isaiah Woods-Kolsky and Safaya Smallwood Photo of Malcolm X Park bench and playground in the background. Located at 52nd and Pine Street, Malcolm X Park is a staple in the West Philadelphia Black community, holding summer festivals, the...
Mosque 12 Written by Isaiah Woods-Kolsky and Safaya Smallwood Original Location of Mosque #12 Located on 4218 Lancaster Avenue. Mosque 12 is currently located at 2508 N Broad Street. However, its original location was located at 4218 Lancaster Avenue in West...
Art Museum Steps Written by Naima Small 50,000 Black Lives Matter protestors gathered on the Art Museum steps. The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s iconic steps, located at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, are popularly known as the “Rocky Steps” due to their usage in the...
Columbia Avenue Written by Justin Acheampong Image of Columbia Avenue. “The North Philadelphia riot served as a metaphor for the lack of connection that many of the city’s black poor felt to both the national and local leadership of the civil rights movement.”...
Freedom Now Rally Written by Safaya Smallwood A bust and mural of Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorating the Freedom Now Rally. Located on 40th Street at the intersection of Lancaster Avenue and Haverford Avenue, this memorial commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
Octavius Catto Monument Written by Safaya Smallwood Crowd gathered in front of the Octavius Catto statue. Located at the southwest corner of City Hall, this monument—the first and only statue on public land in the city of Philadelphia dedicated to an African...
No Goode Way Written by Taryn Flaherty and Safaya Smallwood Street sign marking No Goode Way. Located at the intersection of N 59th Street and Overbrook Avenue, No Goode Way is the name organizers (including Mike Africa, Jr.) have given W. Wilson Goode, Sr. Way, a...
Black Panther Party Headquarters Written by Naima Small Members of Black Panther Party of Philadelphia distribute free lunches. The Black Panther Party of Philadelphia, founded in 1968, was active into the early 1970s. Founding and early members of the chapter...
UNIA Headquarters Written by Justin Acheampong UNIA-ACL Building. Located at 1609-11 Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia is the current international and Philly headquarters of the Universal Negro Improvement Association–African Communities League, known...