Sometimes it felt like a breakneck sprint, sometimes it felt like a crawl in slow motion, but we made it to the end of 2024. Each year that passes as of late seems to demand more of us, both as individuals and as fundamental units of a larger whole, whether that whole is our families, […]

By now, people in Philadelphia know that Chinatown is opposed to this arena. It is increasingly evident that there is widespread popular opposition to the arena. Arena proponents sometimes ask “Well, if you don’t want an arena, what else can you put there?” or sometimes declare “Chinatown shouldn’t be able to block the development of […]

The Sixers Arena Deal is a Scam An Open Letter from 200 Black Philadelphians   We, Black Philly for Chinatown, are a coalition of Black organizations, communities, and constituents from across Philadelphia, who are united in our opposition to the proposed 76ers arena in Chinatown. We are outraged by the City’s blatant disregard for the […]

As Chief Disruptor at WOMEN’S WAY, I reject the notion that an arena is a step forward for the people of Philadelphia. There has never been—nor will there ever be—a city that finds prosperity through an arena. The hardworking people of Philadelphia deserve more than the empty promise of temporary construction projects and low-wage, seasonal […]

I am a 17 year old Black male from Down The Bottom in West Philadelphia. I’ve become too familiar with the sound of sirens and the cold feel of handcuffs. Gun charges became part of my life early on, not because I was out to cause trouble, but because it felt like I had no […]

I didn’t learn anything substantial about civics until I was 25 years old. Despite mandates to learn about government in school, my public school education left me unprepared for civic engagement. My public school education taught me the basics of government but I didn’t realize how incomplete it was until I was eligible to vote […]

Although I often take pride in my resourcefulness, it – and my pride – were acutely put to the test after I got myself into a $46,000 emergency surgery, only to find out I was uninsured. I began calling phone numbers and bookmarking links before I was even discharged from the hospital. But it still […]

I come to you from pretty nontraditional origins. The past 10 years of my life are the furthest removed I’ve ever been from the circumstances of extreme poverty. As a child of a person experiencing severe mental health issues, my early and young adult life was characterized by regular displacement, food insecurity, and periods of […]

It is rare for nonprofit news to make a front page in Philadelphia, but that has changed recently with the abrupt closure announcements of the University of the Arts, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, and Benefits Data Trust. While every situation is unique and complex, from where I sit, these closures reflect the underlying challenges […]

Supreme Court to decide if you can be fined or jailed for living on the street