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Jul. 25, 2016 12:57 pm
Obama banned juvenile solitary confinement but here’s why it’s still alive and well
A new exhibition from California-based photographer Richard Ross is on display at the Free Library, where a handful of experts gathered to talk about juvenile solitary confinement reform in the U.S.
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Jun. 30, 2016 12:26 pm
These teacher groups are tackling social justice issues through book clubs
Teacher Action Group and Caucus of Working Educators are engaging activists across the city with a summer reading series focused on social movements.
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Jun. 28, 2016 12:55 pm
This local filmmaker is exploring educational inequity in communities of color across the world
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.
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Jun. 14, 2016 12:58 pm
If you’re not engaged with poverty at some level, ‘You’re privileged’
That's what Helen Gym said at a Young Involved Philadelphia panel on systematic poverty and inequality in the city. Here are some takeaways from the event.
people
Jun. 3, 2016 8:56 am
5 things we can learn from Philly poet and activist Sonia Sanchez
The first poet laureate of Philadelphia spoke at a screening of "BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez," a documentary about her life and activism, during the culmination of the Celebration of Black Arts Festival.
people
May 10, 2016 12:46 pm
This time-traveling sci-fi writer is not your average public interest attorney
By day, Rasheedah Phillips fights systemic oppression with the law. But she's an Afrofuturist author by night, penning tales of Black culture from a time warp.
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May 5, 2016 12:43 pm
The impact of social movements hinges on bridging the digital divide
If a large part of those communities are not online, the potential power of those movements is limited. Here are some takeaways from 900 WURD's Philly Tech Week event on technology and social change.
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Apr. 7, 2016 12:39 pm
Why systemic social change starts with retelling community narrative
Here's what we can learn from a group of social entrepreneurs, community organizers and investors building an economic hub in West Baltimore.
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Apr. 5, 2016 2:46 pm
How local artists are communicating hard facts about the ‘new Jim Crow’
Ten local artists will make the facts about mass incarceration digestible in a multimedia variety show at the Painted Bride.
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Mar. 28, 2016 12:39 pm
Baltimore’s social impact ecosystem is thriving on a sense of ‘urgency’
That's according to Johns Hopkins' Social Innovation Lab Director Darius Graham. We spoke with Graham about Baltimore's social impact community before our trip to the Light City conference.