culture – The Temp

How a Philly-Based Group is Changing Queer Nightlife

Deesarine K Ballayan — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:10:32 +0000

There’s a Philly-based group changing the way Black and LGBTQ+ people party. Sub-Zero scouts diverse talent to play their events; uses a pay-what-you-can system to make clubbing more affordable; and holds revelers to a list of rules designed to ensure that everyone feels comfortable at Sub-Zero venues. In this video from our Fall 2023 broadcast, The Temp’s Deesarine Ballayan takes a trip to…

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Immigrants Bring Fresh Flavors to the Free Library

Euna Lee — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:40:29 +0000

Video: Euna Lee, Shane Dunleavy Philadelphia hosted the Global Food Festival on September 15th to welcome immigrants to the United States. 110 participants representing 11 countries, including Russia, India, Morocco, and Sudan, came to show their dishes at the Parkway library. Let’s Talk Philly and the Welcoming Center, two Philly-based community groups, started the festival to build a bridge…

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Southwest Philly: A Community Bustling with West African Culture

Jared Johnson — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:57:52 +0000

PHILADELPHIA — In Southwest Philadelphia, along the stretch of Woodland Avenue, from around 45th to 67th St., there is a bustling and diverse community of immigrants from West Africa who have made this city their home. Walking down Woodland Avenue, one cannot help but notice the flags hanging from every street light, representing every country of Africa. Likewise…

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Soul Food Turned Vegan

Joy Cato — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:47:08 +0000

The Transatlantic Slave Trade took place during the 16th and 19th centuries. It was a practice that brought over about 10 million to 12 million Africans to the Americas in order to use their forced labor. Bringing Africans into the Americas came with not only human rights violations, forced labor, violence and racism; it also came with an integral shift in how Africans connected with their culture.

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