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Amid Grief in Germantown, The Wissahickon Endures as a Place of Comfort and Connection

In a moment when grief has touched the Germantown community, their story reminds us how nature can hold space for healing. Through shared miles and memories, these walkers have weathered loss, celebrated milestones, and carried one another through illness, aging, and mourning. The Wissahickon remains more than a park to them — it is a place of belonging, a landscape of connection, and a reminder that community endures, even in the face of sorrow.

October 20, 2025 No Comments

Social Justice

Media Design Fellows Turn Grief Into Art, Advocacy, and a New Vision for Philadelphia

At the “Moment of Sharing” event, Media Design Fellows from Drexel University’s Wealth and Work Futures Lab with the Lindy Institute transformed grief into a collective lens for change, unveiling a body of work that centers healing, data, and narrative inquiry as tools for social repair.

July 7, 2025 No Comments

News

Youth Cultivate Soil and Safety at Sankofa Farm at Bartram’s Garden

Despite being the oldest surviving botanical garden in North America, Bartram’s community farm, Sankofa, continues to serve as a resource for the younger generation.

June 30, 2025 No Comments

Joy

This is What Freedom Looks Like: A Juneteenth Photo Essay

Photos by Azella Gardens. This past Sunday, Philly held its annual Juneteenth parade in West Philly.

June 25, 2025 No Comments

Joy

Philly’s African Drum Tradition as Resistance and Ritual

African drum and dance are the heart of Black Music Philadelphia – from ‘tangin’ at block parties to the drum circles at Malcolm X Park. They are acts of memory and resistance, carrying the spirit of the ancestors into the present and the future. African drumming is one of humanity’s oldest technologies. It has been a tool of communication, healing, and ceremony for tens of thousands of years. Rhythms from Mali, Ghana, Senegal, and beyond endured in the forced crossings of the Middle Passage.

June 24, 2025 No Comments

Joy

In Turbulent Times, ArtPhilly Gives America Art to Stand On

Just a mile from the protest in the Spring Garden section of Philadelphia, another kind of gathering was unfolding: Sketch 2025, a public preview of ArtPhilly’s “What Now: 2026” festival. Nearly 200 artists, elders, funders, and culture keepers entered a space deliberately designed to honor multidisciplinary arts practices and invite imagination.

June 15, 2025 No Comments

Abundance

Tanya T. Morris Champions Black Women’s Economic Liberation

Tanya T. Morris knows what it means to build something meaningful in the face of uncertainty. A mission-driven entrepreneur, she launched Mom Your Business not with a master plan, but with a single event and a calling to serve. Since then, she has navigated job loss, capital scarcity, and systemic roadblocks while staying grounded in her purpose: to support and elevate Black and Brown women entrepreneurs.

June 12, 2025 No Comments

Joy

Filmmaker Kyree Terrell on Storytelling, Community, and Staying the Course

For over a decade, I’ve watched Kyree Terrell evolve from a party and event videographer into one of Philadelphia’s most prolific independent filmmakers. I remember when he launched My New Philly, a media platform dedicated to reshaping narratives about our city, capturing joy, possibility, and what was “new” and often overlooked. He led teams of young journalists and filmmakers through our neighborhoods with cameras and curiosity, documenting stories that uplifted and inspired.

June 6, 2025 No Comments