New Alain Locke Historical Marker at AAMP On Saturday, October 3rd, through a partnership with the @equalityforum , AAMP’s location at the corner of 7th and Arch Streets is the new home of a Pennsylvania Historical Marker honoring Alain Leroy Locke. A graduate of Philadelphia’s Central High School, Locke is considered the father of the Harlem Renaissance. He was the first African-American Rhodes Scholar, a writer, an educator, and a philosopher of race and culture. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Equality Forum is a national and international LGBT civil rights organization with an educational focus. Equality Forum coordinates LGBT History Month, produces documentary films, undertakes high-impact initiatives, and presents the largest annual national and international LGBT civil rights summit. Alain Locke was named one of Equality Forum’s 2017 LGBT History Month Icons. Stop by the museum to see the marker today! 📸: @embassy730 #aampmuseum #equalityforum #alainlocke #harlemrenaissance #lgbt (at The African American Museum in Philadelphia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvQAtWlaNv/?utm_medium=tumblr
