Teacher Action Group and Caucus of Working Educators are engaging activists across the city with a summer reading series focused on social movements.

Muhammed Hansrod, a summer intern at local nonprofit Al-Bustan, wrote about why the organization's work preserving and promoting Arab culture is so important in the age of Arab culture reductionism.

Preserving open civic data and providing community media centers are two visions of how libraries could best operate in the 21st century.

The home improvement goods store had a rough start, but a year into its relaunch in Point Breeze, the social enterprise has proven its worth. Just ask 51 year-old Philadelphia resident Clifton Carter.

The documentary "Baobab Flowers" will highlight the commonalities between two Black female teachers working in primarily Black schools — one in Sao Paulo, Brazil and one in Philadelphia.

The social entrepreneur is a Black Male Achievement Fellow with the 30-year-old nonprofit, which provides programs and funding to help social change agents scale their initiatives.