Black History Month event will connect community groups to celebrate the arts and clean up a Philly block (Inquirer, 2/1/24)

Written By Christopher Rogers

Black History Month event will connect community groups to celebrate the arts and clean up a Philly block

This Saturday, the first weekend of Black History Month, the Blues Babe Foundation, the Friends of the Tanner House, and Tree House Books, all nonprofit organizations centered in North Philadelphia, will work together for a community cleanup project near the historic Tanner House.

The cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on the block of the Henry Ossawa Tanner House, a National Historic Landmark that honors the first Black American artist to earn international acclaim. Tanner once lived at 2908 W. Diamond St. with his family.

While adults are cleaning up, Tree House Books will bring its bookmobile to the block and have storytelling and free books to give away to children.

Christopher Rogers
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