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York group shares how they’re honoring Crispus Attucks’ legacy during Black History Month and beyond
Barry Freeland, director of the Crispus Attucks Center for Employment and Training, Greg Smith and Jeff Kirkland, who are a part of the Crispus Attucks York programs joined us on The Spark Tuesday to tell us about Crispus Attucks’ life and legacy.
How are Pennsylvania schools honoring Black history and working to diversify the educator workforce?
February is Black History Month and, on The Spark, Tuesday we discussed Pennsylvania’s education system, how Pennsylvania educators are honoring Black history, and efforts to make the educator workforce more diverse within the state.
Fight the Power: Culture War
Hip hop artists of the ’90s earned enemies from all sides of the political establishment.
Fight the Power: Under Siege
“The hip hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to.”
Ida B. Wells: American Stories
Ida B. Wells: American Stories frames Wells’ life and legacy in the context of today’s world, illustrating how today’s activists draw inspiration from her work.
Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Discover the factors that led to the birth of hip hop and how it has evolved since its first hit in 1982.
American Masters: Roberta Flack
Discover music icon Roberta Flack’s rise to stardom and her triumphs over racism and sexism.
Upcoming Gamut production pays homage to the demolished Old 8th Ward of Harrisburg during Black History Month
To discuss the Voices of the Eighth Chronicles II: Stories from Harrisburg’s Old Eighth Ward and its importance for the community, Sharia Benn, director and playwright for the production, and Latreshia Lilly and Sydney Crutcher, actors within the piece, joined us on The Spark Wednesday.
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
She interviewed one of the last known survivors of the slave ship Clotilda, collected African folklore, and studied “hoodoo.”