Snack Rack’s Forced Closure: Alternative Resources
As we enter the cold winter months and the third wave of COVID-19, students who face food insecurity find themselves with one less resource. The SGA sponsored and CCP foundation-funded … Read More
Progress and Deficits On World AIDs Day
As the U.S. faces Covid-19, CCP’s MarcDavid LGBTQ Center reframed the HIV/AIDs crisis, which suffered detrimentally from negligence in the Oval Office. “The main parallel,” Deja Lynn Alvarez, Director of … Read More
Female CEO Launches Remote Learning Products For Children
With the quarantine in March came students all over the country having to learn from the comfort (or discomfort) of their homes. During the 2017–18 school year, about 21 percent … Read More
Alumna Spotlight: Cheryl Ann Wadlington Honored Nationally
Cheryl Ann Wadlington is a Philadelphia native and CCP alum. She was recognized by the Obama administration in 2016 as a “Champion of Change” for the work that she does … Read More
New COVID-19 restrictions begin on Friday
On Nov 12 Philadelphia’s daily confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed that of April by double. Just four short days later on Monday, Nov 16, Mayor Kenny released an executive order introducing … Read More
CCP Raises Visibility of the Foster Care System
For much of 2020, Philadelphia’s progressively-minded institutions have drawn their focus to improving the lives of marginalized groups. On Nov. 12, the Women’s Outreach & Advocacy Center hosted a workshop … Read More
Staying Healthy Despite New Closures
With coronavirus cases increasing in Philadelphia by nearly five-fold, going to a gym or fitness center isn’t as simple as it was before the coronavirus pandemic. I interviewed two gym … Read More
Distinguished Alumni Virtual Event
Join in for a Reading and Discussion with Alumnus Joseph Earl Thomas A Published Writer Pursuing his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania November 16, 2020 12 p.m. Community College … Read More
Activists Call for Systemic Changes During Philly Trans March
The 10th annual Philly Trans March on October 10 provided a timely reminder of the changes still necessary for the safety and liberation of trans people in the city. About … Read More