BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT ON JULY 01, 2021 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

¡Presente! Media Co-Founder Gabriela reflects on her time living in North Philly coming from São Paulo, Brazil.

BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

The SEPTA bus line connects newer, growing Mexican and other Central American communities in South Philadelphia to more established Puerto Rican and Dominican communities in North Philadelphia, an area represented by Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, the city’s first Latina City Councilmember. There are many stories along Route 47 — stories of commerce, love, work, families, friendships, struggles, success and joy.

BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

When Luis Uribe was growing up in Puebla, Mexico, soccer, or fútbol, as it is known in every Latin American country, was his life. Luis Uribe with members of the Los Lobos soccer league. Uribe has been leading the league for over ten years.

BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

Philly Boricuas’s mission is to give voice to Philadelphia’s Puerto Rican community and amplify the voices of their families on the island. Puchi De Jesus, a young activist who grew up in Puerto Rico and moved here in 2019, wants to increase political involvement among Latinos in her new home, Filadelfia.