When Kempis ‘Ghani’ Songster was imprisoned at the age of 15, his mother brought him three books; the autobiography of Malcolm X, Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane, and the autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Sentenced to life without parole and released after 30 years, Ghani talks about his process of coming home and the importance of […]
COVID STORIES “Just Breathe” COVID Stories – A digital memoir from the pandemic WATCH “JUST BREATHE” As we watch spring erupt around us and hear birds chirping, in some cases, for the first time in years. As the streets are quieted from the steady thrum of car and pedestrian traffic, one’s mind is freed to […]
Sudan Green is an African-American artist and activist from Germantown. He is the founder of Spirits Up! an organization using yoga, meditation, and art for black liberation. Among many things, Sudan discusses the six days of protests he was involved in and community reinvestment. #US – Five People. One Moment: – “Love in the Heart […]
COVID STORIES “The New Normal” COVID Stories – A digital memoir from the pandemic WATCH “THE NEW NORMAL” People all over the world are experiencing an unprecedented health crisis – a viral pandemic that is isolating people and communities in a world that already felt divided. It can be daunting but you don’t have to […]
Eric Marsh is an African-American father. He shares his choice of self-care in the beginning of the pandemic and how rituals sustain him. Eric is a father honoring the male role as nurturer and protector. #US – Five People. One Moment: – “Love in the Heart of the City” provides a window into the hearts […]
Marvin Rocha is a Nicaraguan-American who lives in South Philly and works at the University of Pennsylvania. He works to support black members of the UPenn community after the police-involved homicides over the summer. He also seeks to help his own community of Nicaraguan-Americans and Latinx redefine masculinity and identity in the queer comunity. “You […]
COVID STORIES First Person Arts shares their stories. Pt. 2 COVID Stories – A digital memoir from the pandemic WATCH COVID STORIES Stories from Philadelphia. People over the world are experiencing a health crisis that hasn’t been collectively experienced in hundreds of years. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that sharing […]
“Alone you go faster, together you go farther.” Rob has this quote in mind as a mixed-race Japanese-American artist and activist. He discusses finding parallels to the Black Lives Matter movement amid a call for immigration reform and the way losing his job at the beginning of the pandemic allowed him to go deeper into […]