Insight Pt. 2: Addressing Philly's Most Dangerous Roads, Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures, "Marian Anderson Hall"

One of the most important moments in the early history of the civil rights movement was the performance by opera star and Philadelphian Marian Anderson. Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939 and this concert became iconic because it was arranged after Anderson was denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the daughters of the American Revolution due to her race. Now history is being made again when the Kimmel Cultural Campus will rename Verizon Hall - Marian Anderson Hall. I speak to Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center President and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky. https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in collaboration with The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation announced today $1,010,000 in grants to support 39 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led organizations and artists through the Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures (PCT) funding initiative. The grants are designed to resource projects that position Greater Philadelphia’s BIPOC creative community for enduring success. I speak to Barbara Wong, Director of Creative Communities at William Penn Foundation and Daniel de Jesús, he/they, Director of Music Education & Community Relations at Artistas y Músicos Latinoamericanos (AMLA).
https://www.pewcenterarts.org/pctprojectgrants
www.philadelphiasculturaltreasures.org
https://www.amla.org/

But first - some Philly streets are among the most dangerous in the state...but there’s relief ahead. I’m joined by City Councilmember at Large and Whip Isaiah Thomas who shares information about new speed cameras which will be installed in along five high speed corridors in Philadelphia to promote safer streets. Citizens will have an opportunity to provide input on the location of these speed cameras by going to www.phlcouncil.com/safestreets.