Erica Dunbar shares how the stories we find can change the stories we know
PA Humanities had the honor of hosting Dr. Erica Armstrong
Dunbar at a special event at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia on Aug. 12 in partnership with America250PA. Dunbar was the keynote speaker for “Everybody Has a Story: A
Conversation with Erica Armstrong Dunbar,” and for 90 minutes she shared stories of her work and her life, including how she came to write the 2017 National Book Award finalist, “Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge.”
Voices of History Erie: Stories of Family
Welcome to Voices of History Erie, a PA Humanities project inspired by the works of renowned playwright August Wilson and designed to showcase the voices of everyday Black Pennsylvanians. In these three videos, you’ll hear stories of family connection that give purpose to younger generations and preserve culture and history in Erie.
Voices of History Scranton: Identity and community
Welcome to Voices of History Scranton, a PA Humanities project inspired by the works of renowned playwright August Wilson and designed to showcase the voices of everyday Black Pennsylvanians. In these three videos, you’ll hear the stories of young adults who discovered identity, purpose, and community through the challenges and opportunities that shaped their journeys in Scranton. Whether arriving from elsewhere or returning home, each of them reflects on what it means to navigate unfamiliar spaces, build connections, and turn personal experience into inspiration for creativity, leadership, and belonging.
Voices of History Scranton: Stories of family
PA Humanities is excited to present Voices of History Scranton. In these first two videos, we meet women whose lives were shaped by family, faith, loss, and identity. Both stories illuminate the strength found in belonging, both newly discovered and long-cherished, and the ways in which the women carry memories, build connections and find meaning in where they come from.
Voices of History: Stories of family
Welcome to Voices of History, a PA Humanities project inspired by the works of renowned playwright August Wilson and designed to showcase the voices of everyday Black Pennsylvanians. In these videos, you’ll hear remembrances and reflections on family, and the many ways in which family nourishes us, inspires us, protects us and gives us a home, in every sense of the word.
Voices of History: Stories of community
Welcome to Voices of History, a PA Humanities project inspired by the works of renowned playwright August Wilson and designed to showcase the voices of everyday Black Pennsylvanians. In this series of videos, you’ll hear remembrances and reflections on neighborhoods, and stories of impact and influence in the community. Each video brings the individual stories to life in the storytellers’ own words, enriched by archival photos.