How a 311 Call Threatened The Colored Girls Museum
In Germantown, a three-story rowhome serves as both a private residence and the home of The Colored Girls Museum, an institution dedicated to celebrating art about ordinary Black womanhood. Since its founding in 2015, the museum has been written up in national magazines and received high-profile grants. But following an anonymous complaint to 311, its future is uncertain. It turns out the museum violates local zoning laws and can't keep operating in that location without special permission. Host Trenae Nuri speaks with Aaron Moselle, housing and community development reporter for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, about the museum's history and what’s next for this space.
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