MISSION: Founded in 1991 ICPIC New Africa Center is a 501c3
nonprofit educational/cultural organization registered with the
state of PA and the IRS. Our ICPIC New Africa Center offer programs
and services in the Delaware Valley Tri-State area. Our primary
purpose is to preserve the African American rich cultural heritage
and legacy to pass on to future generations and to foster
intergroup respect, tolerance a
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nd multicultural understanding. ICPIC is dedicated to the community
development and revitalization of our neighborhoods. New Freedom
District Tours Introduction The Lancaster Avenue Historic New
Freedom District goes from 32nd to 48th Streets west on Lancaster
Avenue and the surrounding area in West Philadelphia. The goals are
to highlight and preserve the rich cultural history of African
American institutions, organizations, events and individual
achievements in their quest for self- determination freedom,
justice & equality. Some of the Historical Sites include: Local
Hero’s Mural, Belmont Mansion Underground Railroad Museum, Paul
Robeson House, Dr. Martin Luther King Mural & Marker, Nation of
Islam Temple #12, Stephen Smith Home, Sarah Allen Nursing Home,
Blankenburg School Yard, Community Education Center, Sister Clara
Muhammad School & Muhammad Park, Quba Institute, African Methodist
Episcopal Church, First African Presbyterian Church and many other
Murals and PA Historical Markers. We offer the following programs
for youth and adults. • Classroom and Auditorium Presentations •
School Fairs • Conferences • Walking and Bus Tours • Enslaved
Africans & Abolitionist Reenactment stories • Teacher & Workforce
Diversity Training workshops • ICPIC New Africa Center Museum tour
and site visits. ANTICIPATED IMPACT AND OUTCOMES These tours will
highlight African American institutions, organizations, events, and
individual achievements while impacting the community by instilling
civic pride in our collective historic achievements, cultivating
area youth to see themselves as inheritors of our past achievements
and redefining the role of citizenship through education. The
Lancaster Ave Historic New Freedom District Tours project will
highlight African Americans’ first migration to the area during the
Underground Railroad, the Great Migration, and the Civil Rights
Movement as well as historical events that highlight their quest
for self determination, justice, and equality. The New Freedom
District Tours project will also improve student achievements,
strengthening their critical thinking skills and historical
knowledge. Through the New Freedom District program students will
experience an increased sense of community pride and citizenship.
Through exposure to information and knowledge these youth will see
themselves as part of their neighborhood in a way they may never
have perceived before. These programs address one of the root
causes of violence, juvenile delinquency and mental illness in our
community, the inferiority complex disorder.
