Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia, as many of our student journalists are now located outside of the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting their [continue reading…]
As part of the stimulus of the New Deal, President Franklin Deleano Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed thousands of writers under the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP). One of the primary achievements of the FWP [continue reading…]
Brian Chapman is a 34-year-old Chinatown resident, who used to work as a server at Double Knot, a popular sushi-based Schulson Collective restaurant located in Center City. Like most restaurant employees, Chapman’s last day was [continue reading…]
As Philadelphians remain under a statewide stay-at-home order and non-essential businesses keep their doors closed, questions surrounding how COVID-19 affects unemployment have taken center stage. Many Philadelphia residents are unable to work remotely and are [continue reading…]
Activism, in general, is a physical practice requiring public and face-to-face interaction. For some Philadelphia activists, COVID-19 has meant rethinking tactics. With social distancing measures restricting how much can be done in person, activists have [continue reading…]
With the help of Beat the Streets, Daishawn Tilghman found a passion that will carry him on to college. [continue reading…]
Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia as many of our student journalists are no longer in the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting the their [continue reading…]
This time of year is usually one of the busiest times of year for churches. However, their daily operations and atmosphere have significantly changed as parishioners obey stay at home orders. Many churches moved toward [continue reading…]
Many local nonprofits struggle to keep the doors open due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with significant implications. These nonprofits serve communities and readily provide resources, even during a public health crisis. But many face the uncertainty [continue reading…]
Folk herbalist and energy worker Desiree Thompson offers black and brown communities an opportunity at unconventional methods of healing. Clients go to Thompson’s shop, Nana Catherine’s Apothecary, for the array of services she can offer them that they otherwise not be able to get anywhere else in the city of Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
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