"Ghosts of Philadelphia"by Audrey Peterson
Before this nation was even founded, black Philadelphians had active roles in building the City of Brotherly Love. Although many of their names and likenesses are lost or unknown to us, and the very buildings in which they lived, worked, and fought for freedom are now mere phantoms, enough remains to tell their story.

"Pathfinders: The Activist Publisher"
by S. Brandi Barnes

Forty years ago, inspired by Chicago’s vigorous Black Arts Movement, Haki Madhubuti, poet and activist founded what is now one of the longest-operating and largest independent black-owned publishing company.

"On The Louisiana Trail"
by Andrea Murphy

Ambitious was the first word that came to mind when I read about the new African- American Heritage Trail recently unveiled by Louisiana’s Office of Tourism. Most history-related tours have a narrow focus, and their sites are usually close together. The state of Louisiana has decided to try a different approach, embracing 26 sites devoted to all aspects of African-American history, from the colonial period to the present day, located throughout the state from Shreveport in the north to New Orleans in the south.