> mural arts project has commissioned a new mural to honor 19th century civil rights activist octavius catto of philadelphia. this is a rendering of the mural to be created outside of universal charter school in south fail where catto lived. catto was a assassinated in 1871 for campaigning for black citizens, rights to vote. >>> boy scouts representing five states gathered at stockton university today to earn their merit badges. more than 40 badgees were offered in areas for archaeology, space exploration and citizenship in the community. stockton students and faculty led scouts through workshops and experiments they needed to complete and qualify for their badges. >>> much more to come on "action news" we will hear more from eagles head coach doug pederson, today is doug pederson day. plus, sharrie williams sits down with eagles safety malcolm jenkins. he talks about the super bowl win and whole lot more. >>> some women dread jean shopping we will look at a new pair of legins that less you find a perfect pair of jeans and help you narrow down the search before you even get to the mall. get

to learn more about octavius catto check out six abc.com/ black history.arts, i'm karen rodgers. >>> twitter is taking new steps to crippen spam on the social platform. but, adjustment with made to twitter and, limiting coordinated posts of numerous accounts. users will not be able to post identical or nearly identical content across multiple platforms at once and they will not be able to retweet or like posts from numerous accounts at the same time. >>> uber's ready to roll out a new service here in philadelphia, you will soon see a ride option called express pool, links riders near each other and wanting to go to similar destinations. once linked up they will direct you, to walk in the nearby location to be picked up. they will be dropped off a short walk from their requested destination. philadelphia is one of the six major cities getting the service. express pool is uber's cheapest option. >>> subway is working to win back customers after a slum in sales. it is adopting a loyalty program. beginning next month, customers will be able to sign up for the

daniel bittle published tasting freedom in 2010, a biography about forgotten philadelphia hero octavius catto. >> he was a civil rights hero at a time in this country's history when african american civil rights heroes were just not very well known. >> catto was born in south carolina in 1839 and moved to philadelphia at nine years old. explain during his lifetime what it was like in philadelphia in general when it comes to race. >> you were unable to vote until 1870. you couldn't sit in a, in a jury. you could not go to the academy of music. you couldn't go to a public school where white students went. your job choices were very, very limited. it was a difficult life and your life was in danger on the street both from whites and from people who would want to kidnap you and send you south and sell you into slavery. >> catto's fight for equal rights and opportunities for african americans spread far and wide. he fought for that >> he fought for that in the school house, in the literary societies which were a huge force in 19th century america. in politics, in efforts to open up the union army

octavius catto was a champion for minorities. for literacy education voting rights and protested segregation and this was all done during the late 1800s. i recently sat down with two local authors who have gotten high mark for their catto biography. they say they're sharing his legos so it's not forgotten. >> great thing for the city now that the statue is up that even though that history has been hidden and buried and not taught for many generations, there's a chance for this generation of school kids to learn about those men and women and do their own research. >> you can see much more of my interview catto was a fascinating person just go to 6abc.com/black history. >>> and tonight on 6abc the goldbergs celebrates its philadelphia roots with a salute to the super bowl champion eagles. cameos will include eagles legend mike quick and voice of the eagles merrill reese. the hail barry episode airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. right here on 6abc. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. taking a live look here philadelphia international airport. it is 5

. >> reporter: in september city hall became home to a memorial for octavius catto. >> he was an educatorwas an activist. >> reporter: the contribute highlights his fight for equality before being gunned down in 1871 about while trying to exercise his local right to vote. >> what he was able to accomplish at only 32 years of age is amazing. >> reporter: and choreographer is staging a world premiere with ballet x. >> it was a surreal that y am i in the room with beyonce right now. >> growing up all you heard was -- i wanted to create a piece that was a collage. >> r details on all of these special events on cabc.com/lovesthearts. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill proven to both significantly reduce the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...and lower your a1c. wow. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms incl

. >>> unveiled a new mural to honor octavius b catto in south philadelphia. we received the first look at how five story mural of catto will look at the wall of the universal institute charter school, located near 15th and catherine from where catto lived and was assassinated in 1871. mural is expect to be complete this summer. >>> philadelphia's reading terminal market went back in time today to celebrate its 125th anniversary. market marked occasion with 1893 day hosting the grand opening, that never happened were. the celebration were victorian era costumes, live musical performances and entertainment , pennsylvania governor tom wolf was among those taking part in the festivities. >> it is more than just a farmers market but a true example of what is best about philadelphia. it is a location for tourist to see what philadelphia has to offer, in fact, i think i'm reading it is most visited tourist site in philadelphia. >> some market merchants rolled their prices back to 1893 levels. people like that. they were in to it. >> that is great. >> still to come o