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Today We Are Possible Exhibit

Now through Mon, June 30, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library

"Today We Are Possible" is an exploration of the connections between gender and wealth. Photographer Gregory Wright skillfully captures vibrant and intimate portraits depicting the captivating stories of six remarkable Philadelphia women—Faith, Ingrid, Ivy, Taina, Tamara,…

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W.E.B. Du Bois: Architect of a New World Movement of Thought

Tue, July 1, 2025 4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library

W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. This event is part of a research symposium on W.E.B. Du…

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Gardeners Without Borders

Tue, July 1, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Wynnefield Library

Gardeners Without Borders is a youth-centered, 6 week summer initiative by Black Girls With Green Thumbs designed to cultivate leadership, sustainability, and entrepreneurship through the transformative power of gardening. Inspired by the idea that gardening knows no boundaries— social,…

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Author Talk | Betrayed: Violence Against Women

Tue, July 15, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE

In a career that spanned four decades, Meg Groff worked as a legal aid attorney for woman and children victims of domestic violence. Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer’s Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor is Groff’s account, which includes both the…