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yeahphilly .org. Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout, also known as YEAH Philly, is a non-profit community organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that works with teens and young adults who have been impacted by violence. [1] It was founded in 2018 by Kendra Van de Water and James Aye as a Black-led organization in an effort to ...
Project H.O.M.E. Project HOME is a nationally recognized 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization [1] that provides housing, opportunities for employment, medical care and education to homeless and low-income persons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The mission of the Project HOME community is "to empower adults, children, and families to break the ...
The Provident Life & Trust Company is a demolished Victorian -era building in Philadelphia designed by architect Frank Furness and considered to be one of the famed architect's greatest works. [1] A bank and insurance company founded in 1865 by members of the Society of Friends ( Quakers ), [2] the Provident's L-shaped building had entrances at ...
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African Americans. MOVE (pronounced like the word "move"), originally the Christian Movement for Life, is a communal organization that advocates for nature laws and natural living, founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart). The name, styled in all capital letters, is not an acronym.
The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1838. Founders included James Mott, Lucretia Mott, Robert Purvis, [1] [2] and John C. Bowers. [3] : 154. In August 1850, William Still while working as a clerk for the Society, was assisting a fugitive slave calling himself "Peter Freedman".
Critical pedagogy is a philosophy of education and social movement that developed and applied concepts from critical theory and related traditions to the field of education and the study of culture. [1] It insists that issues of social justice and democracy are not distinct from acts of teaching and learning. [2]
The G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building, formerly known as the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower or IBX Tower, is a skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania housing the headquarters of Independence Blue Cross (the Blue Cross-Blue Shield -affiliated organization in the five-county Philadelphia area ). The tower, built between 1988 and 1990, was designed by ...