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In 1984, W. Wilson Goode (b. 1938) became Philadelphia's first black mayor. Goode's administration was followed by black mayors John Street (b. 1943) and Michael Nutter (b. 1957). [49] Many black Philadelphia natives have moved to the suburbs or to Southern cities such as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Birmingham, Memphis, San Antonio and Jackson ...
Non-Hispanic Black people make up 32% of Philadelphia's population, and 44% when including Hispanic Black people. The African-American population represents the vast majority of Black residents in the city and about 39% of the citywide population.
First African Baptist Church Historical Marker at 1600 Christian Street in Philadelphia. Some people contend that the designation of Black Doctors Row as an historic district minimizes the vast heritage of African-Americans in the city of Philadelphia, further stating that this designation is excessively narrow and may be an indication of elitism.
In 1883, after a police-protected mob attack on abolitionists and police beatings of Black voters, Philadelphia in 1924 studied its policing of Black people. The study determined that Black people ...
The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the bombing and destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during an armed standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization.
This list of U.S. cities by black population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of black residents over 30% in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is black or African American.
The Brewers Association reports that Black people own 0.4% of the 9,500 breweries in the United States – and brothers […] The post The first Black brewery in Philadelphia opens appeared first ...
A pair of brothers have opened Two Locals Brewing Company, a sprawling brew pub in West Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania’s first known Black-owned craft brewery.