Black Girlhood, Preserved: The Colored Girls Museum Celebrates 10 Years

Black Girlhood, Preserved: The Colored Girls Museum Celebrates 10 Years

By DeAnna Taylor ·Updated July 23, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Tucked away in a three-story Victorian home on an ordinary street in Philadelphia’s historic Germantown neighborhood is a museum unlike any other. The Colored Girls Museum (TCGM) isn’t your typical institution—it’s a portal, a sanctuary, and a multiverse intentionally curated to center, celebrate, and protect the everyday experiences of Black girls. Now, a decade si…

Ride & Resist: Black Girl Freedom Ride & Political Education Salon - Buffalo Rising

When Jalonda Hill, Founder and President of Colored Girls Bike Too (CGBT), opened her Community Bike Shop, Holistic Cycles, and Mobility Bank hub at 1353 Jefferson Avenue, she did so with the intent of empowering black women. By empowering people through in ways that should be considered normal, but are actually considered alternative due to lack of access, CGBT has become a solid(arity) anchor in the community. This anchor does everything, from…