TFEC + TheBurg: Partners in Purpose: Amiracle Community offers space, services for the unhoused
Last August, on a hot summer day, Amiracle Community opened in South Harrisburg, offering space to those displaced by the… Read More
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Listening for the Invisible: Director describes the foundation, essence of “Ephraim Slaughter: Freedom’s Witness”
The first thing Director Sharia Benn noticed when she encountered “Ephraim Slaughter: Freedom’s Witness” was not spectacle, but restraint. The… Read More
Creative Connections: Harrisburg’s leaders of color create community through art, culture
I am privileged to write about a special group—leaders of color, all at the top of their chosen fields. From… Read More
History, Restored: Gettysburg’s first Black history museum will highlight the area’s vibrant community
Gettysburg and American history go hand in hand, but one group of people often has been left out of the… Read More
Reading, Writing & Representation: Black authors in Harrisburg share their starts, their journeys
The Harrisburg area has many Black authors whose literary talents bring their own important perspectives to fiction and nonfiction alike.… Read More
An Overground Story: Craig Family African American Cemetery brings to light an essential part of local history
Andrew Craig was born into slavery to a family that owned a farm modeled on a southern plantation envisioned by… Read More
Intellect & Independence: Celebrating the bicentennial of activist, abolitionist, educator William Howard Day
True learning, said William Howard Day, is not the “extent” of memorizing lines from textbooks but the “depth” of knowledge.… Read More
He Lifted Us: Lenwood Sloan was an artist, activist, visionary, friend
Visionaries always have their doubters. When Lenwood Sloan was collecting support for “A Gathering at the Crossroads” sculpture, naysayers sidled… Read More
Healthy You: New Year, Whole You
January invites a fresh start—a moment to pause, reflect, and reset. In this special Q&A feature, we explore what it… Read More
Light Makes Right: Some of the best holiday displays can be found in the neighborhoods
Climbing into the car on a cold December night to drive around and see the holiday lights is a tradition… Read More