Young people ‘adulting,’ leading a change in narrative about Chester
In a community where outside narratives often focus on the negative, Tara Jones is helping young people use their voice to illuminate the positive. Jones created the Chester Cultural Arts & Technology Center in Chester, Pa., to be a resource for residents of the city, and it’s now also a place where young adults and teens can explore the topics that matter to them and make themselves heard well beyond the borders of Chester through their own podcasts.
Must-read books for Women’s History Month, from PA Humanities staff & board
It’s Women’s History Month, and to help celebrate we asked our staff and board members to share some of their book recommendations. Their selections include everything from classic literature to post-apocalyptic fiction, poetry to biography and more. Why not check one out the next time you’re at your local library?
Celebrating the legacy of Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson was once one of the most famous people in the world, and he used his considerable platform to speak out against racism, Jim Crow laws and injustice in the U.S. and abroad. He also suffered the consequences.
Cliveden illuminates stories lost in the shadows of one of Philadelphia’s most powerful men
Benjamin Chew was one of the most powerful and wealthy men in Philadelphia in the 1700s, but his legacy includes being head of one of the largest slave-holding families in Pennsylvania. As research into family documents reveals more and more of that difficult history, leadership at Cliveden hasn’t shied from sharing it and exploring what life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness meant during the Revolutionary War era.
Not the same old story at The Frick Pittsburgh
A reinterpretation project at the former home of wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick seeks to tell a bigger picture of the city during the Gilded Age and the time period’s influence on today.
PA Humanities Discovery Project receives NEA research grant
PA Humanities today announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Research Grants in the Arts award of $20,000. This grant will support the PA Humanities Discovery Project conducted in collaboration with Drexel University.