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Palazzo on the Parkway has a coming out party
The former Boy Scouts of America Cradle of Liberty Council headquarters on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway was host to the Fairmount Park C ...
8 years ago
Refugees remember forging new lives in Philadelphia
According to the Children’s Advocacy Project of Philadelphia, there are over 130,000 immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia. Their ...
8 years ago
Refugee elders support each other after a long, difficult journey
Naw Gay Lay is a 77-year-old Burmese refugee living in South Philadelphia. When she reached her mid-30s, her whole village had to flee military insurgents.
8 years ago
A tangled path from Khmer Rouge refugee to community healer
Imagine for a moment your childhood memories included living in a bomb shelter for years, watching your 2-year-old sister die in your arms.
8 years ago
Divisiveness in queer spaces undermines work of change-makers on front lines
Recently, I was honored to receive the Charlene J. Arcila Lifetime Achievement Award from GALAEI, a ...
8 years ago
Do you worry a lot? Always think about the worst case scenario? New research finds that that may actu ...
Air Date: October 17, 2016
Listen 00:03:06Some doctors and nurses who care for people at the end of life are encouraging their patients to write letters to their loved ones while ...
Air Date: October 10, 2016
Listen 00:03:31Why Gayborhood racism isn’t just on Darryl DePiano
After the video of club owner Darryl DePiano using the n-word surfaced, he has become the de facto example of Gayborhood racism, ...
8 years ago
Remembering the mentor and community that guided me toward success
Making partner at a large national law firm was one of those major milestones in my life that induced some self-reflection and reminiscin ...
8 years ago
Hiring veterans and keeping them [video]
A recent study found more than 50 percent of post 9/11 veterans will find themselves out of work within a year of leaving the military. ...
8 years ago
For vets who end up in prison, military service doesn’t always lead to good jobs
Shaff Randolph went to prison in 2008. He says his crime was less of a misstep and more the result of a bad environment. He had ho ...
8 years ago
ListenSouth Street bustles during Philly Free Streets event
South Street from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River was closed to motorized traffic ...
8 years ago
Health researchers are getting increasingly interested in the effects of loneliness on our bodies – studies have found that being l ...
Air Date: September 19, 2016
Listen 00:03:37Philadelphians remember 9/11 during Old City ceremony
On the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks on the World Trade Center and pentagon dozens of Philadelphia firefighters a ...
8 years ago