Tag: culture
Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence
In the United States, the date is largely seen as a celebration of Mexican American culture stretching back to the 1800s in California.
12 months ago
Philadelphia Caribbean Festival returns to Penn’s Landing to celebrate rhythms and Caribbean culture
Despite pouring rain, hundreds united along Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront Sunday to celebrate Caribbean heritage.
2 years ago
What Día de los Muertos sugar skulls mean to one Mexican artist in Philly
Ivonne Pinto-García embraces Día de los Muertos and its traditions as a way to honor her ancestors and share that pride with her Philadelphia community.
2 years ago
Listen 1:54Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
As his Hollywood career boomed, though, Boseman was privately undergoing “countless surgeries and chemotherapy” to battle colon cancer, according to a family statement.
4 years ago
Network for young professionals of color founded by Philly natives
Rashaad Lambert and Vinasia Miles co-founded For(bes) The Culture as a way to connect young professionals of color. The network now has more than 3,000 global members.
5 years ago
Listen 1:55Is opera relevant to our IGen kids?
I know it doesn’t happen for every parent, so having a child who shares my passion for theater, music, books and arts and culture in general feels really good.
7 years ago