At Girard College, the late Charles Hicks' dream that began decades ago is still taking flight.
Some of the Freedom Fighters and first Black students who changed Girard College forever are still telling their stories decades later.
Charles Hicks, a graduate of Girard College in Philadelphia, once dreamed of becoming an astronaut or pilot. But health problems cut that dream short. Determined to open doors for future generations, ...
The demonstrations to desegregate Girard College put Philadelphia at the center of the civil rights movement. Nearly 60 years later, some of the activists on the front lines of the movement say the ...
Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at Girard College in Philadelphia in 1965, and the McAllister family are featured in a photo of that day ...
NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An army of volunteers made work look like fun at the 21st annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service at Girard College. An estimated 5,000 ...