Producer, Scribe Video Center
(Oct. 2024-Present)
The North Philadelphia History Festival (July 24-27, 2025) is a four day celebration of African American and Puetro Rican heritage, featuring events, exhibitions, and installations along Ridge Avenue, North Broad Street, and beyond. Led by artists, historians, and curators, the festival explores the rise and impact of these communities throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
Featured projects took the form of video installations, exhibitions, live performances, film screenings, walking tours, and more across 15 different historic sites in North Philadelphia, attracting over 1,200 visitors over the course of four days.
Press:
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Scribe Video Center’s Louis Massiah wants you to see North Philly in a new light
The Download: First of its Kind: North Philadelphia History Festival Comes to the City
Fox29’s Good Day Uncut: Featuring interviews with Dr. William Dodd, Malkia Lydia, and Ryan Saunders
6ABC Action News: Spotlight on the 1838 Black Metropolis Walking Tour
WHYY: First celebration of North Philadelphia history comes this weekend
Metro Philly: Inaugural North Philadelphia History Festival celebrates the spirit of its community
Billy Penn: “We can never say we cannot do anything”: Lessons from the North Philadelphia History Festival
Broad St. Review: Scribe Video Center presents the North Philadelphia History Festival
City Cast Philly: North Philly’s Art, Culture, and Contributions Spotlighted in New Festival
WURD Radio: Louis Massiah, Morgan Lloyd, & Michiko Quinones | The Midday Break Room w/ Tiffany Bacon
Scoop USA News: North Philadelphia History Festival set to celebrate Arts, Culture, Music, and History
Philly Voice: Inaugural North Philadelphia History Festival to honor the area's cultural past
Wooder Ice: North Philadelphia History Festival
Next City: The Many Faces of North Philadelphia