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The Community Issue: 2024

08 October 2024 Bayleh Alexander, Mike Nonnemaker and Jadon George

The Temple News is proud to present the first-ever special Community Issue of the paper.

Brown Suga Burlesque empowers Black women to embrace their sexuality

08 October 2024 Bayleh Alexander

Brandi Rei hosts dance classes, photo shoots and community events to bring Black women together in a sexually liberating method.

North Philly native holds weekly studio sessions

08 October 2024 Anna Augustine

Queue Rainey has hosted Freestyle Fridays for the public from his in-home studio since 1998.

Temple increasing North Philly enrollment amid new initiative

08 October 2024 Bayleh Alexander

In June, Temple announced the admission of 42 students from the Carver High School of Engineering and Science, a public magnet school on Norris Street.

Amos Playground provides a safe haven, despite headwinds

08 October 2024 Jadon George

Those who use the playground next to campus say they want more support from the city — and their longtime neighbors.

Temple, North Central navigate complicated relationship

08 October 2024 Mike Nonnemaker

Residents believe Temple can do more to support the North Central Philadelphia community.

Neighborhood barber shops offer haircuts and community

08 October 2024 Jadon George

Barbershops like the Mecca Unisex Salon on Cecil B. Moore Avenue have assumed a strange, outsized role in American culture and politics.

Students explore the intersection of faith and identity at Queer Bible Study

05 October 2024 Mike Nonnemaker

QBS allows LGBTQ+ Temple students to practice their faith without the barrier of social stigma.

Temple street preacher Patrick Donlevy keeps coming back after two decades

03 October 2024 Jadon George

The man known for his sidewalk sermons on Temple’s campus explains what’s kept him coming back for roughly two decades.

When Sonia speaks: A conversation with Sonia Sanchez at Temple

28 September 2024 Kylie Sokoloff

Philadelphia poet laureate and emeritus Temple English and women’s studies professor Sonia Sanchez was invited by the Faculty of Color committee and Temple Libraries to host a reading and conversation in Charles Library on Sept. 26.