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https://vimeo.com/18394669] Wednesday nights at Hawthorne Cultural Center are particularly hectic due to the variety of programs being held simultaneously. While parents are attending Young Moms’ class, children are doing art projects or watching movies. In

https://vimeo.com/18394222] It’s three o’clock on a Thursday afternoon, and the front door buzzer at the HERO Community Center is ringing off the hook. Celia Floyd, the assistant director of the center’s after-school program, is posted

https://vimeo.com/18393610] Hunting Park Recreational Center stands in the middle of  North Philadelphia.  Being one of the lone buildings within the park’s borders, it demands to be noticed and to be regarded.  Walking through its doors

https://vimeo.com/18394949] It began with an icy mist in the early morning last Wednesday. Then a layer of powder coated the ground. Soon, the cars looked like frozen marshmallows attached to wheels. The major highways had

https://vimeo.com/18393099] The small and diverse congregation of the Wyoming Avenue Baptist Church listened to Pastor Luis Centeno with rapt attention. During the songs, all the members stood up and immersed themselves in the music. They

The colorfully painted walls at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia allow the students to forget their day’s troubles and concentrate on their creativity.  Before class begins students sit around sharing the

At the Science Leadership Academy the students are treated like adults, according a junior at the Science Leadership Academy, Cody Nichols. The Science Leadership Academy (SLA) is a new student oriented, project-based school. The school

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