Valerie Russ
@vruss.bsky.social
Journalist and writer. Bison. Former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter. Broke story on the controversy over Philadelphia's Harriet Tubman statue being commissioned without a public call for artists. The city reversed course; issued the call.
Reposted by Valerie Russ
Thanks for sharing. Despite the rain, we had a good turnout for #FallofFreedom walking tour of Billie Holiday's Philadelphia.
Participants received a sticker courtesy of Scribe Video Center. I'll plaster the sticker all over Freedman Alley, a graffitied place of remembrance on the Lower East Side.
Participants received a sticker courtesy of Scribe Video Center. I'll plaster the sticker all over Freedman Alley, a graffitied place of remembrance on the Lower East Side.
November 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Thanks for sharing. Despite the rain, we had a good turnout for #FallofFreedom walking tour of Billie Holiday's Philadelphia.
Participants received a sticker courtesy of Scribe Video Center. I'll plaster the sticker all over Freedman Alley, a graffitied place of remembrance on the Lower East Side.
Participants received a sticker courtesy of Scribe Video Center. I'll plaster the sticker all over Freedman Alley, a graffitied place of remembrance on the Lower East Side.
This is FANTASTIC.
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
www.npr.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM