Nov. 19, 2025 8:00 am
Not For Profit, But For The People: The Power Of Community Media In Philadelphia
image above: Dr. Clemencia Rodríguez and Rasheed Z. Ajamu at the People’s Media Camp organized by The People’s Media Record, October 3-5, 2025. Picture courtesy of People’s Media Record, taken by Luiza Barreto. For the first time in a century, the United States is experiencing a sustained decline in press freedom. According to Reporters Without […]
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Oct. 29, 2021 9:25 am
Scribe explores oral history in ‘Power Politics’ series, funds emerging media makers
The new monthly virtual series, highlighting Philadelphia’s Black and Latinx political power strategies and struggles from the postwar era through modern times, launches Friday evening, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m.
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Sep. 17, 2021 1:16 pm
Festival in Manayunk focuses on films by and about women
The third annual LUNAFEST, which benefits Girls on the Run Philadelphia, is happening on September 25 at the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center.
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Aug. 4, 2021 8:48 am
BlackStar: Shaping a new visual language and pushing the needle on inclusion and representation
Now in its 10th year, the film festival — which starts Aug. 4 — has earned its place in the timeline of Philly’s Black sociocultural history.
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Jul. 26, 2021 3:39 pm
Good Pitch Local is happening tomorrow
The event that aims to provide Philly creative media-makers and organizations with a platform for collaboration, will include an in-person element for the first time in over two years.
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Jun. 1, 2021 10:53 am
Residents will explore ‘Places of Power’ in Norris Square
What if 360 camera technology, augmented and virtual reality — which were developed for commercial use — could be a platform for community storytelling? That's what filmmaker Anula Shetty and members of Norris Square's community gardens are documenting.
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May 28, 2021 5:32 pm
Facilitator, convener, instigator: A Q & A with Marángeli Mejía-Rabell
The festival director of the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival talks with Generocity about building community, co-creation, celebrating Latinx diversity and the importance of staying true to yourself.
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May 17, 2021 10:28 am
Rebuilding trust in civic institutions starts with human connection
The power of audio is that it can build bridges between people and prompt collective action, says guest columnist Sarah Harris.
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Apr. 1, 2021 2:41 pm
‘Issues inside newsrooms bring real-world harm and put Black lives in danger’
It's time to bring back a Public Editor to hold media accountable for racism, bias and inequity, says Tauhid Chappell.
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Jan. 29, 2021 8:00 am
Radical Remedies: Finding resilience, resistance and joy in community-based narratives
In Philadelphia, Scribe Video Center mirrors Detroit Narrative Agency's rapid-response initiative that was born of the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and anti-Black violence last summer.