Diversity : Featured Stories

This Philadelphia-based photographer turned a trip to China into inspiration for documenting the lives of ethnic minorities, eventually creating pop-up books that delight and inform. She has also spent time in the Chinatown North community, using art to change lives. 

Despite a checkered past, this local institution is making strides to better reflect the changing face of Philadelphia. A troupe of Mexican immigrants even joined the party this year, and despite some controversy, they'll be back.

This treasured Chinatown North institution has a mission that continues to expand and evolve. As the organization looks to the future, it's all about community engagement and supporting people of color as they help lead Philly forward.

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Hyper-local publications have long been a staple of Philly's neighborhoods, providing residents with essential information on their communities. Even in the current woeful journalism landscape, these news sources are staying strong and heading online.

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At EAT Cafe, local families will be able to pay-what-they-can and enjoy a delicious sit-down meal. This community restaurant, backed by Drexel and the Vetri Foundation, could serve as a model for how food can transform a community.

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Sidewalk vending has long been an institution on the 52nd Street commercial corridor, and now those non-traditional businesses are being modernized and incorporated into a grander vision of revitalization. All it took was a whole lot of compromise.

Broad Street Ministry feeds and serves some of the city's most vulnerable citizens, and now they're using modern tools such as data collection and crowdfunding to have an even bigger impact.

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This South Jersey institution has been serving up southern classics -- ribs, collard greens, mac 'n' cheese -- for over 25 years. Owner Corinne Bradley-Powers turned a city-owned wreck of a building into a gathering place for the community.

Beginning in spring 2012, Flying Kite spent a year getting to know four amazing local neighborhoods. Now the innovative pop-up program is back and bigger than ever. Where are we headed next? You'll have to click through to find out.

In an effort to preserve affordable housing in a rapidly-changing city, the WCRP is tapping a fresh tool. The resulting Community Justice Land Trust aims to help local families realize the dream of home ownership and stay in their neighborhoods.