For the first time, I’ve actually given a title to an upcoming walk. I knew I wanted the walk from Hapers Ferry to Gettysburg to focus on the Black communities I would be visiting that have long struggled with segregation and racism. So it seemed fitting to title the walk We Still Here because the same communities also have a history of diversity, progress, and activism.
Poet Ursula Rucker is the central image of a Philadelphia mural called “We Still Here! [that] highlights poetry from local youth and community members. Shouting through a megaphone, Rucker’s call that “We Still Here! ” amplifies the community voices that have long championed Germantown as one of Philadelphia’s gems. Her poem celebrates the diversity and brilliance of this historic community.”
We Still Here
We Shine
We Stars
We Rise
We Beautiful
We Brilliant
We Magic
We L.o.v.e.