First city statue depicting an African-American girl will stand in South Philadelphia park
African-American girls soon will see themselves for the first time represented in a public statue in Philadelphia.
The only freestanding bronze statue depicting a Black girl in the city will come to Smith Playground in South Philadelphia this spring.
“It is representative of acknowledging the importance of women and girls, and the role that they have to play in our civic life and community life,” Public Art Director Margot Berg said.
The life-sized bronze statue will depict an African-American female athlete on the cusp of her teenage years playing basketball.