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Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Culture: Yellow Rage Explores Asian-American Experiences With Poetry

September 14, 2018 Roberts Jennifer

Catzie Vilayphonh, 37, and Michelle Myers, 46, known as the poetry duo Yellow Rage, met and penned their first poem together at a writing workshop at Asian Arts Initiative in 2000. The poem, “I’m a Woman Not a

Cobbs Creek

Spruce Hill: Musician Gets Personal At West Philly Porchfest

June 21, 2017 Erinn Kovar

Spenser Colmbs has a bachelor’s degree in advertising and a certificate in neuroscience from Temple University. He has a friendly, honest demeanor that helps make his day job as an insurance agent a little bit

Arts and Entertainment

South Street: Words are Mightier Than the Sword for Veterans

November 10, 2014

Lamont B. Steptoe said that when he returned from Vietnam, he was ready to buy a gun. In the wake of a much-debated war, the veteran was so frustrated with his country that he said

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Luis Marrero, A Powerful Voice

September 27, 2013

Luis Marrero is making a name for himself in Philadelphia’s arts and entertainment community. It started in 2008, when Marrero took the stage in his first open-mic show at Center City’s Art Institute. From there

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