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Activism: Fighting For Transgender Rights In Philadelphia

April 4, 2017 Kristine Fenstermacher

During the Obama administration, federal guidelines released called on public schools to allow transgender students to be able to choose the bathroom facility according to their self-professed gender identity. On Feb. 22, 2017, President Trump’s administration notified the U.S.

Featured Stories

Center City: Philadelphia’s Irish Community Supports Civil Rights

March 30, 2017 Shannon Hurley

People of Irish descent in Philadelphia have a history dating back to the pre-American Revolution era. According to the Global Philadelphia Association (GPA), Irish Americans make up the largest ethnic group in the Philadelphia area.

Business

Strawberry Mansion: Tyrone Williams of NAC Teaches Community To Use Its Voice

June 27, 2016 Jordan Gunselman

Now the head of community engagement at the Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Action Center, Tyrone Williams has worked his whole life trying to better his community. From a young age, Williams took an active interest in reaching

Environment

Old City: Miles Butler Builds Community to Save The Planet

May 24, 2016 Alexa R Zizzi

As a lifelong activist and a current leader in Philadelphia’s sustainability community, Miles Butler has dedicated most of his life toward spreading knowledge and awareness of environmental protection. Raised in Mt. Airy, Butler lived in Massachusetts

Environment

Mt. Airy: The Long Legacy of a Green Revolutionary

May 12, 2016 Daniel T. Pelligrine

Paul Glover is an accomplished author, city planner, urban environmentalist, university professor, public speaker and political activist. However, his many titles do not even begin to scratch the surface of his fascinating story.  “Paul is a

Featured Stories

Immigration: Organization Fed Up with Government Delay on Reform

October 14, 2014

During a sunny afternoon at the White House on June 30, President Barack Obama stood at the podium in the Rose Garden and gave a descriptive argument in front of the media about his immigration bill, blaming the

No Picture
Center City

Center City: Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal Gather to Support Oral Arguments Against Resentencing

July 11, 2013

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s name has become ubiquitous for the issue of mass incarceration in the United States. The former journalist and Black Panther has come to represent the plight of political prisoners both locally and internationally.

Center City

Center City: Connecting the LGBTQ Community in the Digital Age

November 12, 2010

Chris Bartlett considers himself an active part of the technical community–or the geek community– as he affectionately calls it. But Bartlett is also an active member of the LGBTQ community, serving as the executive director

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