Events

Join Amy Cohen for a 3.5-mile loop hike and a panel conversation in which she will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy. This event is organized by Fairmount Park Conservancy.

In conversation with Pastor Marshall Mitchell, Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at the Salem Baptist Church of Abington.

The event is free and open to the public.

Join Amy Cohen at the 11th Annual Champions of Adult Literacy 2024 Fundraiser at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack. Along with other local authors, Amy will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy.

Amy Cohen will discuss Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at The Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia.

This is a private event. Contact Amy directly if you are interested.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy for the Unitarian Society of Germantown.

For more information or to RSVP, please email endingracism@usguu.org.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy as part of the Community Writers Series at Friends Free Library at Germantown Friends School.

Join Amy Cohen and shop for bottles and booze at the Boozy Bookfest on Small Business Saturday! Knock lots of gifts off your list while browsing delicious spirits and signed books, all in one place.

This event will be hosted by the Norristown & Norriton Authors Alliance and is free to attend!

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

Details to follow.

Join Amy Cohen at the Second Annual Winter Family Village at Salem hosted by Salem Baptist Church on Saturday, December 7! Amy will be one of the small business vendors in attendance. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to celebrate the winter season with your loved ones.

This event is free to attend!

In this richly illustrated presentation, author Amy Jane Cohen will examine the many ways in which history is acknowledged in our built environment. Her talk will focus on the historical importance of Christian Street in the Black Philadelphia experience. She will describe the history of the First African Baptist Church and efforts to save the building from demolition. She will also look at the successful campaign to create the Christian Street/Black Doctors Row Historic District.

This talk has been developed explicitly for the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s Winter Speaker Series and prior registration is required.

$15 – General Admission
$10 – Alliance Member

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at the American Philosophical Society.

This event is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is required to attend in person or virtually.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at the Bala Cynwyd Library.

Advanced registration is required.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at Foulkeways at Gwynned.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at Falls of Schuylkill Library.

Details to follow.

In a vividly illustrated presentation at the Grand Army of the Republic Museum, Author Amy Cohen will discuss the long and influential presence of African Americans in Philadelphia and how this history is reflected in monuments, markers, murals, and so forth. After giving a general overview of her book, she will focus on the fascinating history of the All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors, a 1934 monument that sits on 20^th and the Parkway, across from the Franklin Institute.

Registration Details

To reserve a virtual seat for this outstanding presentation, reply by e-mail to garmuslib1866@gmail.com. You will be sent a link with a password that will enable you to access the program within 24 hours of the start of the presentation.

Deadline for signing-up is Saturday, February 28, 2025 at Noon.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at Medford Leas.

This event has been rescheduled to March 18th. 

In a vividly illustrated presentation at Abington Township Public Library, Amy Jane Cohen, author of Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Enduring Legacy, will discuss the long and influential presence of African Americans in Philadelphia and how this history is reflected in monuments, markers, murals, and so forth

Registration for this event opens Thursday, January 2 at 9:30 AM.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at the Misher Festival at St. Joe’s University.

Amy Cohen will recount notable aspects of the Black experience in Philadelphia from the later 1600s to the 1960’s and how this history is marked in the contemporary landscape. Join Amy as she discusses Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at the Village on the Ridge.

This event is free and open to the public. Prior registration is required.

Amy Cohen will discuss her book Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at The Quadrangle, Haverford.

Amy Cohen will discuss Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at the Narberth Community Library.

This event is free and open to the public.

As Philadelphia neighborhoods have shifted over time, it is all too easy for Black history to be overlooked or forgotten. In this virtual webinar, Amy Cohen, the author of Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy will share insights on how to preserve this important history.

This event is sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia. The event is free and open to the public.

Amy Cohen will discuss Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy at the Awbury Arboretum. Spanning from the late 1600s to the 1960s, Cohen explores how the Black experience has shaped Philadelphia—and how that history is remembered in today’s cityscape.

This is a ticketed event with limited capacity—don’t wait to reserve your spot! Registration is available on a sliding scale from $5-$15.

Amy Jane Cohen had been teaching social studies for many years. In 2005, the School District of Philadelphia mandated a year-long course in African-American history and she began learning and planning the course at the Masterman School. She continued to do that for eight years. She is now the Director of Education for History Making Productions, which has created “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment,” a series of films.

In 2024, she published Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape. In it she recounts notable events and people in our city’s Black history – Richard Allen, Octavius Catto, Julian Abele, Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson, and Charles Blockson, who led the Historical Marker Project which created 78 markers in the city. She also shows how this history is celebrated today through murals, state history markers, street names, and some statues. Unfortunately, the preservation of this history is being threatened today.

Copies of the book will be available for sale at $15. The author will accept cash, credit cards, Venmo, and checks (payable to Amy Jane Cohen).

The program is free, open to all, and does not require registration. There is a small parking lot behind the church, and parking is available on School House Lane. The church is wheelchair accessible from the parking lot and the front door.

The event is hosted by New Bethel AME Church and East Falls Village.