BLACK
DOCENTS
COLLECTIVE
Our Mission is to educate, empower and heal
the Philadelphia African American community
through the celebration of our history, culture and African values.
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Join Us!
Now Accepting New Members
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Fill out the application
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Email the completed application to blackdocents@gmail.com
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Expect a few weeks before we get back to you.
If you...
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Value, respect and have a passion for the African American experience and community.
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Recognize that African American History is foundational to American History.
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Take scholarship and connect it to the history of this space.
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Are an active Docent or Tour Guide.
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Are a Student of African American History.
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Are a self-taught Individual with a passion for African American History.
If you enjoy . . .
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Telling a good story.
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Meeting new people and interacting with diverse audiences, age groups, and learning styles.
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Participating in ongoing learning.
If you are interested in joining this dynamic, motivated group and providing an indispensable service to thousands, we welcome your application.
BLACK PHILLY HISTORY SHORTS
videos on the history they never told you
BDC Kwanzaa 22 - Family Reunions with Shamele Jordan
BDC Kwanzaa 22 - Researching Your Family History with Adrienne Whaley
BDC Kwanzaa 22 - Pan Africanism by Maisha Ongoza
Black Docent Collective 2021 Kwanzaa Celebration
PROJECTS
Group and Individual Projects
EDEN BIOGRAPHIES
Surfacing the life stories of prominent Philadelphians buried at Eden
Stephen Smith
Frances Ellen
Watkins Harper
Nathaniel DePee
MICHAEL'S STEPHEN SMITH RESEARCH
Ensuring preservation of our important figures and sites
Docent Michael Clemmons worked with Professor Donna Rilling to successfully preserve the Smith-Whipper House.
JEWELL'S PHOTOS OF UGRR SITES
Winners in the National Park Services' First Network to Freedom Photo Contest
John Dickenson Plantation
Dover, DE
Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House
Odessa, DE
Park Street Cemetary
Florence, MA
RICHARD'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Teaching our community about our incredible history
MICHIKO'S BLACK METROPOLIS MAP
Bringing historical resources to the Public
Black Businesses in 1838 Philadelphia
Docent Michiko Quinones worked with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to digitize the 1838 Pennsylvania Abolition Society Census of the Free Black Community. See the full exhibit.