A group of young boys shoot a basketball into an aging hoop at the end of a large asphalt school yard. Behind them is the shell of the School District of Philadelphia’s second oldest educational [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40628465] Temple students traveled to South Africa and produced a variety of stories during the time spent there. Here is Lauren Hertzler’s documentary, which was published in April and won a mid-Atlantic Emmy award over [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/44167243] The image of the Northeast existing as a stepchild section of Philadelphia is an image that Mayfair Civic Association president Joe DeFelice said his neighborhood aimed to defy. That image and initiatives for the [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/41317453] Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family. Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play after school or forcing thugs and drug dealers off the block, [continue reading…]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuTe7AbkXhU This documentary focuses on the public art of South Africa, including that created after democracy came to the country.
https://vimeo.com/41123683] Finding a really helpful neighbor can at times be difficult in some urban areas, particularly on blocks where one-third of the properties are abandoned and vacant. However, if you live on the 900 block [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40658187] The Market Photo Workshop is a training institute created by photographer David Goldblatt during the apartheid years. The group began as a effort to give disenfranchised South Africans the opportunity to train and then work as [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40663260] This documentary tells the story of a medical doctor and anti-apartheid activist, Abu Asvat, who was killed by two gunmen while treating his patients in Soweto in 1989. The documentary uses interviews with black [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40633136] This documentary focuses on Ken To Fude No Ryu Kenshu Kai Karate, a dojo and fitness center that defied racial apartheid policies by training people of all races during apartheid rule. Martial arts master Hanshi Solly [continue reading…]
The blocks that surround the abandoned warehouse, located at 1871 E. York St., which caught fire early Monday morning, continue to be off-limits as construction workers and firefighters spent countless hours trying to clear the [continue reading…]
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