North Philadelphia History Festival
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 16 different historic sites in North Philadelphia, attracting thousands of visitors over the course of four days.

Press:
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly Voice
WHYY
Scoop USA News
The Download
Metro Philly
Billy Penn
Broad St. Review
City Cast Philly
Next City
(Video) Fox29’s Good Day Uncut featuring Dr. William Dodd, Malkia Lydia, and Ryan Saunders
(Video) 6ABC Action News: Spotlight on the 1838 Black Metropolis Walking Tour
(Audio) WURD Radio: Louis Massiah, Morgan Lloyd, & Michiko Quinones w/ Tiffany Bacon