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Michael Cogbill noticed something strange on Juneteenth. He walked through Center City and saw many enjoying the new national holiday, but others were working. Most who were working were Black people. Michael speaks about his observations and hopes for the city of Philadelphia. 

The move-in day for Dionne Chambers and her husband was unreal. It was a day to remember ad Dionne and her husband learned what it means to be a true Germantown resident. 

While some of us were forced to stay home during the pandemic, others were forced to jump from shelter to shelter during a global pandemic. 

Philadelphia and other cities scrambled to find a solution for people experiencing homelessness. Our city promised no one would be left out on the streets, but Morris Rainey says solving homelessness is not that simple.

It was three years ago when Chantel Carden & Hannah Yoon met. In a Temple University classroom, they both sat down eager to learn about their neighborhood, Germantown.

But while there is a lot to love about Germantown, there are things we can't ignore: Gentrification.So for Hannah and Chantel, having an honest conversation about gentrification eventually happened. Here is Chantel interviewing Hannah about their upcoming project; finding a way to ease the unsettling topic of gentrification.

When the pandemic began, work stopped for graffiti artist NOMAD. Due to social distancing and studio closures, he found himself practicing his craft at home— but then something magical happened. 

The Germantown artist began gaining traction online for his work in and outside of Philadelphia, and for someone who tags “Black is Beautiful” throughout the city, the only thing he could think of doing was paying that magic forward.

Photography helps people see. What Germantown Photographer Steven A. Taylor wants people to see is, themselves.

Because “we are one,” according to him. Steven spent most of his pandemic days working on a space to show this. Ubuntu, the first fine art photography gallery in the neighborhood. Ubuntu is South African for a quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity.