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Ebonee Johnson

Ebonee Johnson is a freelance writer and journalist, covering everything from music journalism to social impact. The Temple University alumna currently resides in North Philly.

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Womanist Working Collective’s LaTierra Piphus on navigating systems in order to dismantle them feature

Jun. 11, 2018 12:47 pm

Womanist Working Collective’s LaTierra Piphus on navigating systems in order to dismantle them

The organization's time banking project allows members to exchange time spent on services provided, rather than money. Call it radical liberation through cooperation.
Diversity in tech starts with the kids, and other lessons from Introduced by Technical.ly event

May 7, 2018 10:03 am

Diversity in tech starts with the kids, and other lessons from Introduced by Technical.ly

One way to increase representation means “locating mentors and instructors that look like our children” — and other takeaways from the #PTW18 event's Impact room.
Black women in tech: Competitive survival lies in the business of Earth maintenance event

May 4, 2018 11:27 am

Black women in tech: Competitive survival lies in the business of Earth maintenance

A cognitive psychologist and and startup founder dished on Black women's future in tech for good at a #PTW18 panel.
Philly activists celebrated May Day with a ‘death by incarceration’ protest event

May 2, 2018 11:37 am

Philly activists celebrated May Day with a ‘death by incarceration’ protest

Tuesday's "Break the Cages, Fund the People" rally convened hundreds protesting mass incarceration, Immigrant and Customs Enforcement and police presence in schools.
Alyesha Wise’s Black Women Necessary is an intimate, chillaxing activism feature

Apr. 27, 2018 10:30 am

Alyesha Wise’s Black Women Necessary is an intimate, chillaxing activism

The Los Angeles-based author and poet on why she created the safe space, which will return to the streets of Philly for the third time this June.
How Asian Arts Initiative’s 25th anniversary celebration explores the concept of home event

Apr. 26, 2018 11:36 am

How Asian Arts Initiative’s 25th anniversary celebration explores the concept of home

And more: The silver jubilee's events, to be held May 3 through 6, will feature civil rights-focused concerts, dance performances inspired by the resilience of women and a series of workshops and screenings.