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Two Philly High Schools Take Part in Former Eagle Rodney McLeod’s Mentorship Program
Former Philadelphia Eagles safety and Super Bowl champion Rodney McLeod Jr. and his wife Erika are the co-founders of Change Our Future Foundation and leading…
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Black-Owned Coleman’s Funeral Services Aims to Help Families Navigate Challenges of Being Unprepared
Coleman’s Funeral Services is a Black-owned funeral services company in Philadelphia that aims to help families deal with being unprepared, writes Kylan Watson for The…
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Penn Law School Launches New Fellowship Honoring Sadie T.M. Alexander After Scholarship Suspension
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will be launching a new fellowship called the Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander Post-Graduate Fellowship, in honor of the pioneer…
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YEAH Philly Launches New Comic Book That Teaches Philly Youth About Law Enforcement
YEAH Philly, an organization to inform and support Black youth in West and Southwest Philadelphia who have been charged with a violent crime, has launched…
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Mural Arts Philadelphia Opens Fall Season with Mural Arts Fest 2025
Mural Arts Philadelphia launches its fall season this September with a dynamic calendar of mural dedications, workshops, tours, and community events across the city. At…
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Center City Startup Connects First-Time Investors With Advisors, Making Financial Advice More Accessible
Founded by Mical Jeanlys-White, Center City tech startup WealthMore connects first-time investors with advisors to make financial advice more accessible, writes Joshua Sidorowicz for CBS…
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Royalties of Essence Offers Holistic, Plant-Based Alternative in Black Haircare Space
Ciera Solomon-Mouzon, a Northeast Philadelphia cosmetologist and 19-year civic employee for Pennsylvania Veterans Affairs, founded Royalties of Essence to provide a Black haircare alternative that…
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West Philly Art Teacher Creates New WebComic Series Highlighting the History of MOVE
MOVE has a long and storied history in Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia art teacher Peter Coyle has created a new way to detail that history,…
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This Germantown Animal Care Center Was Founded By One of Pennsylvania’s First Black Veterinarians
Greene Street Animal Care was founded nearly a half-century ago and is still going strong, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. The Germantown animal care was…
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New Bella Vista Mural Honors Abolitionist Activist William Still and His Prominent Philly Family
Mural Arts Philadelphia recently unveiled a new mural in Bella Vista that honors William Still and his daughter, Caroline Still Anderson, writes Kristin Hunt for…
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Germantown’s Colored Girls Museum Celebrates a Decade of Honoring, Uplifting Black Women and Girls
This year, the Colored Girls Museum is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its launch, writes Deanna Taylor for Essence. The museum, located inside a three-story…
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Philadelphia Delivery Platform to Make East Coast Tour, Supporting Black-Owned Restaurants
Black and Mobile, the Philadelphia-headquartered food delivery startup, is set to make an East Coast tour with the mission of supporting Black-owned restaurants throughout the…
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Philadelphia Confronts Black Infant Mortality Crisis Through Community Action
As Pennsylvania lawmakers advance budget priorities that include maternal health initiatives, community leaders are mobilizing grassroots efforts to address a devastating public health crisis: Black…
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Journalist Cassie Owens Brings Passion for Empowering and Amplifying Black Voices to The Philly Download
Growing up, Cassie Owens always had an interest in interviewing people and learning new things. Naturally, that interest led to an eventual career in journalism.…
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Second Annual Katika Festival Highlights Philly’s Black-Owned Businesses
This past weekend marked the return of the Katika Festival in University City, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. Launched in 2024, the Katika Festival helps…
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Grays Ferry Residents Launch New Website to Preserve Neighborhood’s History
Grays Ferry residents who have witnessed the neighborhood’s transformation over the last several decades have created a new way to preserve the neighborhood’s past, writes…
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Introducing Marsha’s, Philadelphia’s First-Ever Queer Women’s Sports Bar, Opening This Summer
Philadelphia will soon have its first queer women’s sports bar and venue, writes Alana Beltran for NBC10 Philadelphia. Marsha’s is set to officially open its…
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Philly’s Black Girl Joy Bike Ride Promotes Sisterhood, Self-Care for Black Women
In 2023, Philadelphia therapist Iresha Picot created Black Girl Joy Bike Ride, a now-weekly cycling group between Black women, writes Wakisha Bailey for CBS News…
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