Philly grassroots organizations fill the void of Spanish language voter information
BY MICHELLE MYERS ON NOVEMBER 2, 2020
"At this point in life, we are finally having enough Latinos eligible to vote." - Edgar Ramirez, Philatinos Radio
As Pennsylvania turns into an election battleground, the Latinx community must teach themselves how to vote. In Philadelphia alone, 12.3% of Latinos are eligible to vote, but the lack of information in Spanish could tip the balance. Philatinos Radio, ALA PHL, and Philly Boricuas are leading initiatives to inform the community.
ELIZABETH ESTRADA OF SPOTLIGHT PA ON APRIL 23,2024
Today, Pennsylvanians head to the polls to vote in statewide races, including attorney general, U.S. Senate, and more. Here’s everything they need to know.
BY JENNIFER HERNANDEZ ON MARCH 20, 2024
Los propietarios de negocios en Kensington se enfrentan actualmente a una amplia gama de desafíos que están directamente relacionados con la crisis de los opioides. Algunos de estos desafíos incluyen un aumento en las primas de seguros, recolección de basura perdida, campamentos para personas sin hogar y uso de drogas fuera de sus establecimientos. Estos problemas han disminuido el número de clientes y plantean importantes preocupaciones de salud y seguridad relacionadas con el mercado de drogas al aire libre.
BY JENNIFER HERNANDEZ ON MARCH 5, 2024
Business owners in Kensington are currently facing a wide range of challenges that are directly linked to the opioid crisis. Some of these challenges include an increase in insurance premiums, missed trash pickups, homeless encampments, and drug use outside their establishments. These issues have decreased the number of customers and pose significant health and safety concerns related to the open-air drug market.
BY NEMESIS MORA ON FEBRUARY 27, 2024
‘Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden' is the first comprehensive retrospective of 20th-century African-American sculptor John Rhoden and is currently open at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA). To continue the artist's legacy, PAFA celebrated on Saturday, February 10, the launch of the catalog book on the life and work of the award-winning sculptor, featuring seven essays and more than 90 pages of photographs.
BY DAISY MURGUIA ON FEBRUARY 13TH 2024
The Bok Building is widely recognized as a hub for artists and a place for community events to be held without charge. Community leaders and artists share their experience with the Bok Building and the impact it has on the community with journalist Daisy Murguia. Artists share the need for a space where people can come together to collaborate and organize.
POR DAISY MURGUIA. EL 13 DE FEBRERO DEL 2024
El edificio Bok es ampliamente reconocido como un centro para artistas y un lugar para eventos comunitarios que se llevan a cabo sin costo alguno. Líderes comunitarios y artistas comparten su experiencia con el Edificio Bok y el impacto que tiene en la comunidad con la periodista Daisy Murguia. Los artistas comparten la necesidad de un espacio donde las personas puedan reunirse para organizarse y colaborar.
POR MICHELLE MYERS TRADUCCION POR DAISY MURGUIA EL 30 DE ENERO DEL 2024
Mientras aclaraba mi confusión mental— en parte cuestionando mi identidad más allá de mi carrera, y en parte cuestionando si existía un lugar donde podía hacer periodismo que le diera importancia a las comunidades a las que iba a cubrir— me hice la compañera de gerente editorial para ¡Presente! del año 2021. Lo que debió ser nada más un compromiso de tres meses se convirtió rápidamente en siete meses de trabajo significativo y sanador.
BY MICHELLE MYERS ON JANUARY 30, 2024
While sorting out my mental fog —half questioning my identity beyond my career, half questioning if a place to do journalism that cares about the communities it reports on truly existed — I became ¡Presente!’s 2021 Managing Editor Fellow. And what was supposed to be a three-month commitment, quickly turned into seven months of meaningful and healing work.
BY BECCA HAYDU ON DECEMBER 21, 2023
On December 4. Juntos and the ICE Out of Courts Coalition hosted a critical press conference at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in South Philadelphia.
The focus? A disturbing uptick in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests targeting over a dozen immigrant community members with pending criminal charges.
BY CHRIS BAXTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF SPOTLIGHT PA ON APRIL 24, 2024
Spotlight PA is excited to announce an expansion to provide Philadelphia residents greater public access to journalism via a new partnership with ¡Presente! Media.