We’ve all heard of the recent attacks on AAPI members, such as the mass shooting in Atlanta or attacks by passersby on the streets. While many communities and organizations have mobilized to…
Black Infant Mortality Rates Highlight Healthcare Disparities During Pandemic
The Statistics Philadelphia’s infant mortality rates have decreased, but the deaths among Black babies remain the highest in the city. The same trend has served true for maternal mortality rates among Black…
West Philadelphia’s cinéSPEAK Goes Virtual
It is no surprise that the arts and culture scene has suffered from the city-wide shut downs during the Covid-19 pandemic. With galleries, museums, and cinemas closed for business, many organizations faced…
Anti-Violence Groups Call on City to Invest in Violence Prevention
Philadelphia has faced an unprecedented spike in gun violence this year. With the upcoming city budget decisions, anti-violence groups are calling for an increase in funding in order to impede the surge….
Professors Raise Thought Provoking Questions About Black Film
Filmmaker and Associate Professor of film at The City College of New York, Michael B. Gillespie encouraged a gathering at Temple’s Black Cinematic Artist Speaker Series on Friday to construct Blackness in…
A recent survey of NJ students raises questions about the role of policing in schools
Arrested Learning, a national survey that received ample responses from NJ students, found that students are uncomfortable with police presence in the school setting. These experiences can shape lifelong perceptions of police,…
How COVID Has Affected the Art Scene, Artistic Practice
The pandemic has changed the discourse of everyday life. The same holds true for the arts. Covid-19 has left its stamp on the art scene. An abundance of colorful masks, germ animations…
Temple international athletes lean on each other for support amid pandemic homesickness
Before the COVID-19 pandemic Kristian Jensen, a senior graduate student on Temple’s Men’s cross country team, went home to Esbjerg, Denmark, every year during Christmas break. Once maybe twice a year visits…
The housing market in Philadelphia is glowing, but can residents compete?
Despite the pandemic-induced shutdown of 2020 and the loss of over 100,000 jobs citywide the housing market in Philadelphia is booming. The state lifted its restriction on property development in May of…
Prison healthcare system was frail to begin with, but a pandemic and its recurring shocks have pushed the system beyond its limits
A few days before the national halt of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, SCI Phoenix stopped administering doses to the incarcerated population and facility staff. On April 9, an individual at the…