Our partners at NBC10/Telemundo62 hosted a bilingual panel discussion on Facebook Live to kick off Broke in Philly Thursday afternoon. From left: Emma Restrepo from ParaTiMujer Radio, Edgar Ramirez from Philatinos Radio, host Alicia Lozano from NBC10 Philadelphia and Mónica Zorrilla from Billy Penn. (Read more.)
Expertos informan sobre la pobreza en Filadelfia (Read more.)
It’s an unexpected message from a woman who has dedicated her life to helping the Puerto Rican community in Philadelphia. But Hurricane Maria and the subequent flood of evacuees to Pennsylvania further exacerbated a problem that has long plagued impoverished Puerto Ricans. There are not enough resources to go around. (Read more.)
Most days, around 5 or 6 p.m., Candace Stanton, 36, maneuvers a black minivan into a parking spot across from the Dunkin’ Donuts on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, grabbing a snack from her bag as she waits to drive her crew to work. (Read more.)
The rowhouse in Port Richmond looked promising, with three bedrooms, new floors, and a small white porch out front. After having moved three times in 15 months, Linda Watson hoped she’d found some stability there with her 21-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. (Read more.)
For the past decade, Philadelphia has been unable to shake its notorious distinction as the poorest big city in the U.S. (Read more.)
Programs that lead future barbers, painters, coders, and laboratory technicians through pre-apprentice and (Read more.)
The 29-year-old organization sends promising high school grads in groups to 56 colleges across the nation. How about getting Philly in on that pipeline? (Read more.)
Tanya Wallace – Gobern, the Executive Director of The National Black Workers Center Project talks about the challenges facing Black workers at the intersection of racism and a deterioration in labor rights. (Read more.)
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