All That Philly Jazz

Saxophonist and vocalist Louis Jordan was born on July 8, 1908 in Brinkley, Arkansas. Jordan relocated to Philadelphia in the early 1930s. While living here, he joined the Charlie Gaines band. In 1936, Jordan moved to New York City where he played saxophone in Chick Webb’s o...

On July 5, 1852 at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York, Frederick Douglass gave a keynote address at an Independence Day celebration.

Douglass asked: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

The celebrated orator was the ...

President Trump and his sycophants have eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion programs, gutted the Voting Rights Act, undermined public education, attacked Black studies, and erased Black history at National Park Service sites.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth removed the portrait of

Established in 1979, Black Music Month celebrates the profound impact and global influence of African American musicians, songwriters, and producers on the cultural fabric of the world. It is also a celebration of the places that hold their stories.

Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater was one of the premier music venues in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. It was a stop on the “<...