Feltonville: Handball is uniting communities and keeping kids out of trouble
In a city where drugs and violence are easy to get wrapped up in, there’s a constant need to get the youth involved in safe outlets that keeps them off the streets. Wally Amaro, 38, is a role model for the kids in the neighborhoods. A humble man who works in commercial construction, his real […]
Immigration: Lawyer Works to Help Families Like His
While the United States had been described as a melting pot of cultural diversity, immigration reform has been a controversial topic due to concerns such as the weak economy and national security. For six years, Steven Larin has served as director of the legal services department at Nationalities Service Center, one of several organizations in Philadelphia dedicated […]
Center City: Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal Gather to Support Oral Arguments Against Resentencing
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. Still, most Philadelphians are unaware that the struggle to liberate Abu-Jamal from life imprisonment is ongoing and picking up steam […]