Black History Month

Artist Chill Moody talks about what it means to him to be part in the Mann Music Center’s “Voices of Hope: A Black History Month Celebration.” Having grown up nearby in West Philly, the performance means even more to Moody.

Raven Baxter, a.k.a. the Science Maven, talks to Anna Rossi about how she is combining rap and science to educate people about science. Baxter also talks about the challenges she has faced as a Black woman in the scientific community.

It’s OK to be different as it’s what inside that counts. Author Nadine Haruni talks to Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle about the special meaning of the latest book in the Freeda the Frog series.

Dr. Albert Gaskins, a doctor and desegregationist, speaks about his record as a civil rights activist as a young man and young professionals to open doors for other Black Americans.

We’re profiling leaders, changemakers and heroes in our region’s Black community. Watch NBC10’s “Celebrating Black Excellence” special.

Sara Lomax-Reese is the president and CEO of WURD, the only African-American owned talk radio station in Pennsylvania and one of only three of its kind in the nation. She speaks about the importance and evolution of her station. NBC10’s Jacqueline London has the story.

Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle speaks to Dr. Monica Campbell about how the Black community is becoming more comfortable talking about mental health.

You can catch two hours of original short films from Black filmmakers as part of the annual Fade to Black Film Festival. Organizer Briana Gause previews the event with Philly Live’s Sheila Watko.

Co-owners Dorothea Gamble and Dagmar Mitchell talk to NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante about some of the handcrafted and local products offered at Trunc and how the Black-owned business has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic.

What was it like playing Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement with the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra? Pianist Michelle Cann talks to Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle about her experience. The Black History Month performance is now available on the digital stage.

Dr. Edward S. Cooper, the first Black President of the American Heart Association and Martin Luther King Jr.’s physician, has spent his life sealing the health gap for Black Americans.

John Holiday talks to Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle about his run on NBC’s “the Voice,” his love for Philadelphia and his role in Opera Philadelphia’s “Save the Boys,” which you can stream starting this weekend.