POR MICHELLE MYERS EL 3 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2021

En 2017 nació YAKU WARE. Yaku significa agua en quechua ,una de las lenguas indígenas de Ecuador, un ingrediente clave para la supervivencia de la palma toquilla que crece en la costa del país.

BY MICHELLE MYERS ON NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In 2017, YAKU WARE was born. Yaku means water in Quechua—one of Ecuador’s Indigenous languages, a key ingredient for the survival of the toquilla palm growing in the coast of the country.

BY BECCA HAYDU ON NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In 2020, ICE detained an immigrant mother as she was taking her child to school. The community, along with JUNTOS, responded by organizing a campaign to create Sanctuary Schools to address the education inequities that uniquely affect children with immigrant parents. On June 2021, the Philadelphia Board of Education approved the Sanctuary School Resolution.

BY LETICIA ROA NIXON ON AUGUST 05, 2021

On February 18, 2021, President Joe Biden officially sent the proposed U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress as part of his commitment to modernize the country's immigration system. The legislative proposal, led by Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), aims to create an 8-year pathway to citizenship to keep families together, embrace diversity, and promote the integration of immigrants and refugees.

POR LETICIA ROA NIXON EL AGOSTO 05 DEL 2021

El 18 de febrero de 2021, el presidente Joe Biden envió oficialmente la propuesta de Ley de Ciudadanía 2021 al Congreso, como parte de su compromiso para modernizar el sistema de inmigración del país. Esta propuesta legislativa, dirigida por la representante Linda Sánchez (D-CA) y el senador Robert Menéndez (D-NJ), tiene como finalidad crear un camino de 8 años hacia la ciudadanía para mantener a las familias unidas, acoger la diversidad, y promover la integración de inmigrantes y refugiados.

BY ERICKA CONANT ON JULY 08, 2021

Second generation immigrants have at least one parent who left their homeland. To be raised by an immigrant means that a portion of their shaping and molding of us as a person heavily references their immigration story — their exodus — and the constant comparison of their upbringing from our own.

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 CELIA ALVES AND MICHELLE MYERS ON JUNE 24, 2021

Whether it is by protesting in the streets to support Black Lives Matter, better climate change policies and gun control, or undermining former president Trump’s Tulsa rally using their Tik-tok accounts, Gen Z members have proven themselves a force of change.

BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA & KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON MAY 20, 2021

40 Years a Prisoner, from filmmaker Tommy Oliver, lays out the story of Mike Africa Jr., a man who spent his entire life fighting to free his parents, members of the MOVE Organization, from prison.

BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA & KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON MAY 13, 2021

Mike Africa Jr. spent most of his life fighting to free his parents from prison. Both were incarcerated and convicted as members of the MOVE 9. The HBO Documentary, 40 Years a Prisoner, outlines the stark similarities between policing in Philadelphia today compared to the 1970’s.

POR LAURA ANAYA-MORGA EL 1 ABRIL 2021

La coalición Shut Down Berks continúa abogando por la liberación de las familias inmigrantes que buscan asilo en los Estados Unidos; siguen esperanzados por un cambio positivo con la administración Biden.

POR LAURA ANAYA-MORGA Y FOTOS POR BECCA HAYDU EL 25 MARZO 2021

Filadelfia tiene una larga tradición con las sociedades de ayuda mutua que han servido como catalizador para recursos modernos, y han inspirado la creación de The People's Fridge por dos hermanas en West Philly y de South Philadelphia Community Fridges en South Philly.

BY JULISSA ON MARCH 11, 2021

Julissa, a young daughter of two immigrant parents, is a member of MILPA (Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania) and fights for a standard driver's license for all, regardless of their immigration status.

BY BECCA HAYDU ON FEBRUARY 18, 2021

On Monday, February 8, public elementary schools in Philadelphia were set to reopen. Teachers, students and the community came together to protest against unsafe conditions in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The Shut Down Berks Coalition continues to advocate for the release of immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S. — they are cautiously hopeful that positive change will come with the Biden administration.

POR ANA LAURA PEREZ FLORES EL 2 DE FEBRERO DEL 2021

En México hay una guerra contra las mujeres y la situación no parece mejorar. Vivimos en un país donde tres feminicidios[1] ocurren cada día y, de acuerdo con fuentes oficiales, 40% de estos crímenes son cometidos en casa.

BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA & PHOTOS BY BECCA HAYDU ON JANUARY 21, 2021

Community fridges have popped up all across Philadelphia in a time where Mutual Aid resources have become more crucial than ever. Philadelphia's long standing history with Mutual Aid societies has served as a catalyst for these modern resources, and has inspired the creation of The People’s Fridge by two sisters in West Philly and South Philadelphia Community Fridge.

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.