diversity – The Temp https://thetemp.net We bring you the hottest news stories Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:03:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://kleinsites-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/01/05202617/cropped-the-temp-logos-august-07-2-32x32.png diversity – The Temp https://thetemp.net 32 32 Mark Loughney’s Portraits of Change https://thetemp.net/2023/12/04/mark-loughneys-portraits-of-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mark-loughneys-portraits-of-change https://thetemp.net/2023/12/04/mark-loughneys-portraits-of-change/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://thetemp.net/?p=490 From 2012 to 2022, Mark Loughney spent ten years in Pennsylvania state prison. Those incarcerated often use their time behind bars to begin a redemptive journey, but Loughney’s journey led him even farther–to advocacy through art. The Dunmore, Pennsylvania native used what little resources he had to create “Pyrrhic Defeat,” over 800 portraits of imprisoned men vividly depicting mass incarceration…

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]]> https://thetemp.net/2023/12/04/mark-loughneys-portraits-of-change/feed/ 0 How a Philly-Based Group is Changing Queer Nightlife https://thetemp.net/2023/12/01/how-a-philly-based-group-is-changing-queer-nightlife/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-a-philly-based-group-is-changing-queer-nightlife https://thetemp.net/2023/12/01/how-a-philly-based-group-is-changing-queer-nightlife/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:10:32 +0000 https://thetemp.net/?p=501 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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]]> https://thetemp.net/2023/12/01/how-a-philly-based-group-is-changing-queer-nightlife/feed/ 0 Immigrants Bring Fresh Flavors to the Free Library https://thetemp.net/2023/11/19/immigrants-bring-fresh-flavors-to-the-free-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=immigrants-bring-fresh-flavors-to-the-free-library https://thetemp.net/2023/11/19/immigrants-bring-fresh-flavors-to-the-free-library/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:40:29 +0000 https://thetemp.net/?p=474 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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