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On a bitterly cold day afternoon last month, Patti LaBelle walks gingerly down Mother Bethel AME Church’s center aisle, her left hand grazing the top of each pew, steadying her balance. “Come on, Miss Patti,” cooed Kyla Knox, the Emmy-award winning filmmaker who is directing Visit Philadelphia’s Black History Month promotional video, “We Are the Fabric. We are the Thread,” starring the Grammy Award-winning songstress and Philadelphia legend. “We Are the Fabric” is part of the nonprofit tourism agency’s "Indivisible" campaign, a yearlong initiative highlighting Philly’s diverse tourist destinations during America’s 250th birthday and the 100th birthday of Carter G. Woodson’s Negro History Week, that became Black History Month in 1976. During the filming of the campaign, The Inquirer was able to tag along with LaBelle and talk to her about the importance of Black history. "I am Black history," LaBelle told us. Watch the video for more. #fyp #philly #blackhistory #pattilabelle 📝 by Eliza...

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