PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Behind the glass doors on the first floor of Temple University's Sullivan Hall lies centuries of history. "(It's) one of our nation's richest repositories that relate to African ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A tribute to Charles L. Blockson took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Temple Performing Arts Center, giving those inspired by his work a chance to honor the late scholar, ...

The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, a vital institution dedicated to preserving African and Black American history, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a commemorative event at ...

The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection is dedicated to preserving African and Black American history. The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, housed at Temple University’s Sullivan ...

The collection at Temple University honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience. The collection at Temple University, which was ...

WPSU production “Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson,” written, directed and produced by Cole Cullen, left, and Cheraine Stanford, was presented with a Mid-Atlantic Emmy on Sept.

Long before Charles L. Blockson became a prominent historian, scholar and author, he was boy with a budding passion for the history of his people that could be found bound between the pages of books.

NORRISTOWN – As if it were yesterday, Charles LeRoy Blockson can remember his grandfather singing songs from the Underground Railroad, seemingly leading his fellow comrades in the direction of freedom ...

LGBTQ+ people are moving away from states with increasing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, like Texas and Florida. Tyrell Brown, the Executive Director of Galaei joins us to discuss the migration of LGBTQ+ ...

Temple University's Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection has landed some exciting new pieces: jewelry and handwritten documents that were owned by, and penned by, the late rapper Tupac Shakur.

NORRISTOWN – If anyone stands as the embodiment of the rich Black history of Norristown, it’s Charles Blockson. As a child growing up in Norristown, Blockson learned about and subsequently took to ...