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Simone Holland’s journey through the film industry has been anything but linear. From the start, she made one thing clear: her career path didn’t follow a traditional trajectory, and she’s all the better for it.
The attacks on education have been evident. Teachers feel it. Schools feel it. Parents feel it. Communities feel it.
Y’all ever feel like “we can’t have nothing”? Because that is what the latest Consumer Report about braiding hair makes me feel like.
Across races and cultures, hair is used as a tool for expression. This is overwhelmingly true within African American culture. Synthetic braiding hair is commonly used by Black women as a means of protective styling.
Philly inhabits a diverse array of citizens that melds it into the boiling pot we know and love. One of the most unique demographics is its thriving Muslim population.
The Trump administration, through Elon Musk’s newly minted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is aggressively pushing to sell off key federal buildings in Philadelphia, promising efficiency and modern governance.
Chisom Chieke is a Philly-based filmmaker and storyteller, uses her work to explore love, identity, and growth within diasporic communities. A second-generation Nigerian-American, she’s all about creating narratives that feel real, raw, and full of heart.
Welcome to our quarterly series: The Mentions, a series that shows love to the content creators and digital community builders in Philly.
When I say introspection, I mean it in the sense of observation of one’s own disposition as a black person in a space; where one is and where one came from historically (henceforth, I can only speak for myself).
The holy month of Ramadan is nearing its halfway point and spiritual alignment is in the air!
Philadelphia stands at a precarious intersection, balancing aspirations of renewal against the harsh reality of diminishing federal support.
For the past decade, Louie Ortiz-Fonseca has been amplifying the voices of Black and Brown queer communities through Gran Varones, a digital storytelling project blending personal narratives with pop culture history.
Yes, Black folk, WE need to be concerned with what is happening around immigration too.
This one is for the crafty folks. The folks that don’t mind getting our hands dirty while making something we love.
The second feature in our photo journal series is by Isaiah Gaymon. Not only a writer here at The Download or a content creator, Isaiah’s talents also extend to photography.