Source: Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble Description: Based in Philadelphia, Kulu Mele has been a highly regarded cultural institution in the Delaware Valley for nearly 50 years.  Kulu Mele’s performance repertoire features authentic, traditional dance and drumming from West Africa, Cuba and Brazil, as well as contemporary American hip-hop.  Kulu Mele performs year-round throughout Philadelphia…

Source: Moder Patshala Description: Our mission is to assist recently arrived Bangladeshi-American and other immigrant students and their families in adjusting to their new environment and fulfilling their American dream by achieving a proper education. Our mission is also to assist the children of Bangladeshi-American parents who may be struggling academically. We hope to build a stronger…

Source: Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy Description: The Office of Arts, Culture and The Creative Economy (OACCE) supports Philadelphia’s arts, culture, and creative industries through partnership, promotion, and education. OACCE partners with for-profit and nonprofit organizations and City offices and agencies to ensure culture and creativity are essential components of the City’s strategies…

Source: Teaching Tolerance Description: Our mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to…

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center Description: This Community Action Guide addresses the controversy over public symbols of the Confederacy. The guide critically examines the question of contested heritage, and includes useful information about the Confederacy and its symbols, as well as step-by-step instructions for organizing a campaign to remove symbols that glorify slavery. Website: https://www.splcenter.org/20160421/whose-heritage-community-action-guide

Source: City of Philadelphia Description: The Philadelphia City Archive is one of the country’s largest municipal archives, with about 2 million photographs, dating from the late 1800’s. Discover gorgeous images of Philadelphia, its industry, architecture, culture, and people. This website contains a growing collection of those photos. All archive photos may be searched by keyword and date. Archive photos which…

Source: Liliana Velásquez Description: At fourteen, Liliana Velásquez walked out of her village in Guatemala and headed for the U.S. border, alone. On her two-thousand-mile voyage, she was robbed by narcos, rode the boxcars of La Bestia, encountered death in the Sonoran Desert, and eventually found a loving and safe home in Philadelphia. Her memoir, Dreams and…

Source: Conjunto Philadelphia Description: Conjunto Philadelphia is a Cuban musical ensemble based in the Philadelphia area performing the music of Pre-Revolutionary Cuba. The group’s main aspiration is to maintain the authenticity of the music while performing it in a way that pays homage to Cuba’s deep and treasured musical history. Genres include Son, Cha-Cha-Chá and Bolero. They are…

Source: Dialogue Institute at Temple University Description: The Dialogue Institute and the Journal of Ecumenical Studies share a common purpose—to advance intrareligious, interreligious, and intercultural dialogue and engagement around the world, by supporting scholarship, training, and action.  The Dialogue Institute (DI) emerged in 1978 as the outreach arm of J.E.S., working to put into practice the theory…

Source: History Making Productions Description: History Making Productions creates award-winning documentary films, series, and webisodes exploring various topics and themes in Philadelphia and U.S. history, including issues of social justice, civil rights, and reform. Their website includes information and resources for educators, including lesson plans, classroom activities, introductory PowerPoints, and film clips. They also have information on…