Black Scranton

04/15/2026

This week is Black Maternal Health Week (April 11–17), and even though we didn’t host programming this year, it still feels important to pause and acknowledge why this work matters.
Black women and birthing people in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are still facing disproportionate risks when it comes to maternal health. That reality is heavy, and it deserves our attention, our advocacy, and our care.
The Black Maternal Health Caucus continues to push for real change—through policy, awareness, and community-centered solutions that prioritize Black lives.

At Black Scranton, we believe in the power of education, storytelling, and showing up—even in small ways. So this is us showing up.
Take a moment to learn, to share, and to support the work being done in this space. It matters more than we know. 🩷💜

04/11/2026

Seed to Supper is back with Penn State Extension !
🪴🪏🫛 this week we’re working with seedlings and soil and getting our gardens prepared for summer

Remaining dates: April 11, 18, 25 and May 2

03/28/2026

Chef Ryan von Smith left Scranton to take a shot.

He landed in LA and got a job at TAO Los Angeles, working the door. Not the kitchen. But he stayed close, learned everything he could, and worked his way in.

That path took him through NYC, LA, Vegas and Macau. High-pressure kitchens. Big moments. A real career taking shape.

Then COVID hit.

He came home and started cooking out of his mom’s kitchen. What started as a small pop-up turned into Chef Von & mom.

And then things took off again.

International competitions. Big wins. Third place in the MasterChef World Competition. 2024 World Rice Champion. And even Next Level Chef FOX with Gordon Ramsay.

This week on HarmonyTALK, Greg Frigoletto gets the full story.

🎧 Listen now
👉 Link in comments

02/27/2026

It’s Black Children’s Book Week 📚🖤

I’m sharing “Happy to be Nappy” by bell hooks — a book I’ve had since I was a little girl.

The word ‘nappy’ was used to shame us. bell hooks reclaimed it in 1999.

Pennsylvania just passed the CROWN Act, finally making hair discrimination illegal in schools and workplaces. She said it first.

That’s liberation work. That’s language work. That’s children’s literature doing what it’s supposed to do — shaping how we see ourselves.

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02/17/2026

Thank you to the and the Center for the invitation — and thank you to for pulling up to cover our Black History Month trivia night at the University of Scranton. 📰✨

Community. Culture. Local Black history.

02/11/2026

Our project with PA Humanities and some of the stories we produced.
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PA Humanities is excited to present Voices of History Scranton. In these first two videos, we meet women whose lives were shaped by family, faith, loss, and identity. Both stories illuminate the strength found in belonging, both newly discovered and long-cherished, and the ways in which the women ca...

02/08/2026

This is what 100 years of Black History Month looks like in Scranton. 🖤

Last Sunday we kicked off our Black History Month Centennial Celebration — and y’all showed up and showed OUT.

Music. Art. Community. And messages left on our phone that hit different. 📞✨

“You’re doing an amazing job. This is a wonderful space.”

“This is such a fun event. It’s so important for our history.”

This is why we do what we do.

100 years since Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. 100 years since our building was built. And we’re just getting started.

Thank you to everyone who pulled up. More events all month long — link in bio. 🔗

☎️ Leave us a message in the comments — what does Black History Month mean to you?

02/07/2026

Thanks Penn State Extension Master Gardeners in Lackawanna County today was awesome!!!!

02/06/2026

WBSRD honors the history and impact of Black Americans today and every day. One way we can do this is to highlight skaters of the past who were there for the beginnings of this sport. Darlene Anderson was the first professional black female to play roller derby. She started out in 1957 in Pasadena, CA and ended her career in the 70s. She was inducted into the Roller Derby Hall of Fame in 2009. Darlene Anderson opened doors for those who came after her. WBSRD proud to honor her legacy, along with so many others. Celebrate Black History Month with us by tagging your favorite local Black owned businesses/organizations in the comments
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02/05/2026

🎬 TONIGHT: NAACP Film Night

Pull up. Press play. Learn something new. 🖤

Tonight we’re screening Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP in partnership with .

Most people don’t know Walter White passed as white to investigate lynchings across the South. His story changed the course of civil rights history.

🗓 Thursday, Feb 5 | 6–8 PM 📍 BSPCAC | 1902 N. Main Ave 🍕 Pizza, popcorn + light refreshments 🆓 FREE & open to all

This is Black History Month done right.

Drop a 🍿 if you’re pulling up tonight!