West Philadelphia

Chilean artist Jacqueline Unanue teaches a children’s art education program with a focus on a holistic curriculum in West Philadelphia. The Children’s Art Education Program is for children 2 to 5 years old and takes [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/63189105] Coined by many residents as an “attractive block” the 5400 block of Wyndale Avenue stretches over a two-block span with over 60 homes and almost the same number of old, tall trees. This block [continue reading…]

[vimeo 63203984] At the heart of Carroll Park, lies a block unscathed by frequent crime and littering. For many years the upkeep of the 1400 block of Redfield Street has been the pride and joy of [continue reading…]

As students gathered in the classroom, one young boy assembled the chess board on the table ready to play the game. The Paul Robeson Chess Club is an independent Mikyeil El-Mekki founded in 2005. El-Mekki [continue reading…]

Quiet often envelopes walk into the John C. Anderson Cultural Center, located at 5301 Overbrook Ave., until a descent downstairs to the dance studio.  There music blares from a stereo as young girls of various [continue reading…]

As Kathleen Reed removed a fresh tray of cookies from the oven at her Lancaster Ave. café on a recent Saturday afternoon, a pleasant smell of warm chocolate filled the room. Yet, the atmosphere was [continue reading…]

For the past 12 years, sentiments among many Americans towards Muslims has been anything but smooth. Muslims have become perhaps the most hated group of people in America ever since the 9/11 (2001) attacks on [continue reading…]

[vimeo 62712343] Residents on the 6300 block of Overbrook Avenue confidently express pride as one of the few neighborhoods where one can still go next door to borrow sugar or eggs and everyone knows each other’s [continue reading…]