In "Summertime," DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince declared that "The Plateau is where everybody goes." For The Roots Picnic, it was the perfect venue to celebrate Black joy and freedom. PHILADELPHIA — The Belmont Plateau, where tons of people go to escape the rat race, is a multicultural hot spot in Philadelphia. For many Black people in Philly, this escape has been an inextricable part of Black life. “ The communities around the ‘Plat’ are fiercely loyal to access to the surrounding green