MISSION: Founded in 1991, ICPIC New Africa Center is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit educational/cultural organization registered with the
state of PA and the IRS. Our ICPIC New Africa Center offers
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, tole
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rance, and multicultural understanding. ICPIC is dedicated to the
community development and revitalization of our neighborhoods.
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.
