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Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steiner is not your traditional harpist. With a career that seamlessly bridges classical, contemporary, and pop music, she has become one of the most sought-after musicians in her field.
It was a rainy Saturday morning as a small but excited crowd gathered near a yellow schoolbus parked in front of Lloyd Hall. They boarded the bus and were taken away from the bustling boat house row, out of the city to the rolling green hills and farms of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Community advocacy group Philly Thrive, fights to preserve existing housing in Philly by supporting the Philadelphia Energy Authority’s (PEA) ‘Built to Last’ program.
Few writers capture the raw essence of coming-of-age with as much intensity and lyricism as Joseph Earl Thomas.
On May 13, 1985, the city of Philadelphia dropped a bomb on its own citizens. Eleven people, five of them children, died in that fire. Sixty-one homes burned to the ground. The target was MOVE, a radical Black liberation group.
The debate is finally settled: Cheyney University was the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) to open its doors in 1837, so Lincoln University can relax.
It's not every day that people can experience a concert of just principal musicians. It is even rarer to have Black men as principal musicians.
Have you been struggling to make time for yourself? Taking care of yourself is essential for maintaining overall well-being, yet it’s often overlooked due to societal expectations of strength and resilience.
Lorna Miller didn’t just fall into producing — she manifested it.
While there are many community and health organizations actively combatting the Black maternal health crisis here in the Philadelphia area, there is also work being done legislatively to directly address the systems and structures that allow that crisis to persist.
To City Councilwoman Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Black maternal health means something.
Something consequential is happening in Philadelphia. SEPTA, the region’s public transit system, is facing a financial crisis so severe that it’s planning to eliminate nearly half of its service
Leave it to our community to directly combat the Black maternal health crisis. While the numbers are staggering, the efforts to combat negative outcomes is inspiring.
Donald Trump has never been subtle about where he stands on history.
Emilio Maldonado doesn’t call himself an artist—he is a seeker.