Black History and Housing in Scranton Discussed
From left: Carolyn Bonacci, community and civic engagement coordinator at The University of Scranton; Jose Sanchez, assistant director of the Cultural Centers at The University of Scranton; Glynis Johns, CEO and founder of the Black Scranton Project; Norma Jeffries, Scranton Story interviewee; Julie Schumacher Cohen, assistant vice president of community engagement and government affairs at The University of Scranton; Cathy Ann Hardaway, president of The Greater Scranton MLK Commission and Scranton Story interviewee.The University of Scranton offered a Community-Based Learning Talk titled “Black History and Housing in Scranton,” by Glynis Johns, CEO and founder of the Black Scranton Project, in February. The talk highlighted downtown Scranton’s history and discussed themes of Blackness, housing, racial discrimination and more. The event was part of the University’s Black History Month programming and the “Scranton’s Story, Our Nation’s Story” project, which is a National Endowment for the Humanities funded initiative led by the University and various community organizations.
