Philadelphia Printworks

Happy Birthday, Lorraine Hansberry

"For decades, community groups have pointed out the social costs of mass incarceration: its failure to address the root causes of addiction and violence; its steep fiscal price tag; its deepening of racial inequalities."

North Philly Peace Park provides free food to families during Covid-19

Neighborhood Medical Center in North Philadelphia, August 1973. : Dick Swanson, Source: National Archives

Chisholm for President in blue colorway now available. #ShirleyChisholm #CatalystforChange #UnboughtUnbossed #philaprint

"On the evening of May 13, 1985, longstanding tensions between MOVE, a black liberation group, and the Philadelphia Police Department erupted horrifically. That night, the city of Philadelphia dropped a satchel bomb, a demolition device typically used in combat, laced with Tovex and C-4 explosives on the MOVE organization, who were living in a West Philadelphia rowhome known to be occupied by men, women, and children. It went up in unextinguished flames. Eleven people were killed, including five children and the founder of the organization. Sixty-one homes were destroyed, and more than 250 citizens were left homeless." Vox Photo by Tom Gralish for the Philadelphia Inquirer

Your daily reminder. #AngelaDavis #activism #philaprint

Respect the Locals. Seafoam colorways now available. http://shop.philaprint.com

Sickle cell anemia testing during Bobby Seale’s campaign for mayor of Oakland, Calif. 1972. : Stephen Shames

Happy International Workers' Day! Today frontline workers at some of the biggest corporations in the country are leading a mass strike action, asking customers to boycott Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, and Target. The worker demands include sufficient paid leave, protective gear, and hazard pay. #generalstrike2020 #essentialworkersday

Black Muslim Rally. Harlem, NY, 1963. : Gordon Parks

"No Justice No Peace" in seafoam.

The Black Panthers’ flagship liberation school in Oakland, California, 1972. #BlackPantherParty #philaprint