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Peoplehood Parade

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  Hundreds Soared in Solidarity with SpiralQ at our 16th annual Peoplehood Parade We at Spiral Q are still in awe of the beauty, magic and power that October 24th's Peoplehood Parade wrought. From The Paul Robeson House at 50th and Walnut Streets all the way to Clark Park at 45th and Kingsessing Avenue, nearly 500 people - friends old and new, activists, artists, community residents, bicyclists and more - showed up for justice, and weaving our moving tribute to the movement for Black lives through the streets of West Philadelphia. This year, our signature pageant was in the parade and, we have to say, there was something extraspecial about it. Spiral Q artists curated 5 themed sections of the parade: In Memoriam; The Shoulders We Stand On; Healing + Reconciliation; Rise + Resist, Defy + Dismantle; and Transcendence. We are grateful to Monroe, LA-based artist Vitus Shell, a dear friend of the Q, who came up to make Peoplehood shine with truth, with powerful original prints, and with