Character Lab

Keep Thinking

This month, Character Lab, co-founded by Angela Duckworth, is sharing wisdom on creativity. Today, a tip from an author and marketing professor on the value of persistence

By Adam Alter

From There, Still Here

Frankford-born-and-raised Joseph Earl Thomas has been getting raves for his new memoir, Sink, as a story of his journey out that, really, is about how he’s stayed in

By David Williams
Art for Change

The Prankster

Rose Luardo, performer, dancer, visual artist and comedian shuns stereotypes in pursuit of art that’s both thoroughly provoking and totally fun

By Logan Cryer
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Julissa Arce

The MSNBC host speaks with the author about You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Julia Alvarez

The MSNBC host speaks with the author and poet about a YA novel about immigrant identity that's been banned since the 1990s

By Ali Velshi

Critical Race Theatre

Former Roots Crew member Dice Raw first made his name chronicling his Philadelphia history through music. Now, as head of Philly’s legendary New Freedom Theatre, he’s telling the stories of Black Americans throughout all our history

By James Peterson
Art for Change

The Romantic Realist

The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative profiles painter Sarah McEneaney, whose paintings are celebrated for their sincerity and attention to detail

By Morgan Nitz
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Meg Cabot

The MSNBC host speaks with the YA author about the inevitability of teen sex

By Ali Velshi

10 Small, Under-the-Radar, Black-Owned Businesses You Need to Know in Philly

Supporting small businesses supports Black families, communities, other small businesses, and dreams

By Abigail Chang
Integrity Icon 2023

Who is Your Public “Fun Hero?”

We’re looking for the parks, pools, arts, more happy-making people who fill our city with joy. Nominate a City worker as an Integrity Icon by March 31

By Jessica Blatt Press