Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition closes with a performance by folk and soul singer Talie Cerin. Join us for an evening of music and stories connecting Black resistance in Haiti and Phiadelphia. The concert will take place in the Skyline Room, but come a little early and take one last look at Chronicling Resistance with extended hours in the Dietrich Gallery.

Solèy Midi, Live Performance by Recording Artist Talie Cerin

6:30 pm

Parkway Central Library

Skyline Room (4th floor) and William B. Dietrich Gallery (3rd floor)

Talie Cerin is a Philadelphia based singer-songwriter, podcast host and writer originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Her music, a mixture of Haitian folk and soul music, is a testament to the two cultures that have shaped her as an artist and woman. Accompanied by her trusty guitar, Talie sings to honor a rich and difficult past and to present hopeful visions for the future for anyone searching for peace. In 2019, Talie released “Solèy Midi” a twinkling collection of original compositions and Haitian folk songs chronicling a journey to find the sun. Solèy Midi is available on all major music purchasing and streaming platforms.

Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition reveals what eight local activists, cultural organizers, and artists unearthed when they dug deeply into the same Philadelphia archives that have historically excluded their voices and perspectives. Through archival items, rare books, oral histories, and original artwork, Chronicling Resistance counters the systemic erasure of Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ people from the historical record, breaks silences, and uncovers new ways of understanding and enacting resistance. See this dynamic and unique exhibition now through Jan. 31, 2023.

Chronicling Resistance has been generously supported by the Mellon Foundation and The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support and collaboration with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries.