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“Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.” “Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so …
Film Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. A fuller description of the film is attached. Books Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth be Told, Walter Dean Meyers, ages 8/9, Harper, $16.99 An …
“Lynch Law,” says the Virginia Lancet, “as known by that appellation, had its origin in 1780 in a combination of citizens of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, entered into for the purpose of suppressing a trained band of horsethieves and counterfeiters whose well concocted schemes had bidden defiance to the ordinary laws of the land, and whose …
Of all the Great civil rights leaders, Ida B. Wells is one of the least known – yet one of the most important. An activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horror of lynching, Ida B. Wells used fierce determination and the power of the pen to educate the world about …
Friday December 21 at 7pm Philadelphia Fantastic Presents TBA
Wednesday December 19, 9pm – Jazz Sonic Liberation Front Known for its iconoclastic combination of Afro-Cuban percussion excitement, free-jazz passion and deep-loop groove, the Philadelphia ensemble practically invents a new genre with each composition. “Sonic Liberation Front is well on its way to becoming one of the more important American ensembles of the decade. Their …
Saturday December 15, 8pm – Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm sharp. $5 at the door and BYOB. Weekly Revue Variety Show The Weekly Revue’s FINAL PHILADELPHIA SHOW goes down (with the ship) at Robin’s Books/Moonstone Art Center with an evening of all time classic acts together with brand new madness. House band Los Culeros …
Afghanistan and Gender Equality: A Report from the Front Line with Budd MacKenzie Budd MacKenzie is founder of Trust in Education (TIE), a grass roots, non-profit, secular, people to people organization, returned recently from his fifteenth trip to Afghanistan, taken over the past 8 years. TIE has helped educate thousands of Afghan children, over 50% …
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Friday December 14, 8pm — BYOB — $10 Cover — Jazz Dan Nissenbaum grew up in Philadelphia and learned how to play piano and trumpet at an early age. His exposure to classical, pop and jazz music in his youth led to studies at the Settlement School of Music in addition to various institutions such …
Wednesday December 5, 8pm – $5 Cover – Comedy The Moonstone Arts Center Presents Comedy with Phyllis Voren and Friends