Author: Julianna Musser

“All of these kids are my kids”: Overbrook community members speak out ahead of school district meeting

February 25, 2026Julianna Musser

Rhemar Pouncey uses her voice to fight for her grandson’s school and the Community Meeting to Save Overbrook Elementary School.

With Changes to SNAP Looming, South Philly Mosque Pledges to Continue Food Distribution for All

January 3, 2026Julianna Musser

Many Philadelphia Residents lost temporary access to SNAP benefits last year amid the government shutdown. More changes may lie ahead for them in 2026

Muslim students gathered in the James E. Marks Cultural Center for prayer on Oct. 3, 2025

“Fear Doesn’t Drive Us, Community Does”: Philadelphia Muslim Communities Respond to Rising Political Tensions

November 5, 2025Julianna Musser

Philadelphia’s Muslim communities are working to build safe spaces as they navigate the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrant communities and an increase in Islamophobic violence since Isreal’s war on Palestine began in 2023. Currently, there