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 coll...
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 genera...
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.
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 memo...
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...
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 wi...
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 re...
Beyond Broadway, The Wiz as a Black Music Month Manifesto
There are moments in Black culture when time folds inward. When the past, present, and future meet in rhythm, harmony, and truth-telling. Last night, watching The...