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Racqueal Howard on the porch of the property she won in the Philadelphia Housing Authority-Jumpstart lottery in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia. She plans to renovate the home and sell it to a family. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Racqueal Howard, 44 and born and raised in Philadelphia, knew she wanted to make a career in development. She’s gotten her feet wet with renting out a duplex before but she’s never undergone a complete redevelopment project.
This year, that’ll change.
“I’ve been the only African American woman in the room in so many parts of my life,” she said. “I have to go to a lot of spaces where people don’t look like me.”
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Tarsha and Keisha Scovens at the pond at Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia near the Wingohocking Creek. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
WHYY asked five individuals to tell us about their visions for the Delaware River Watershed what it is, and what it could be.
Keisha Scovens is the co-founder, with sister Tarsha Scovens, of Let’s Go Outdoors, whose mission it is to connect city communities to outdoor experiences.
My twin sister, Tarsha, and I grew up in South Norwalk, Conn., a very different place today than it was then. For us, being outdoors meant playing Red Light, Green Light or Freeze Tag or Double Dutch in the street. It wasn’t until an overnight Girl Scout camping trip when we were 12 that we even engaged with a forest.
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As Black History Month comes to a close, events around the region celebrate the accomplishments of extraordinary African-Americans
Philly Jazz Legacy is a collaborative discovery process to explore how to preserve, interpret, and share Philadelphia’s expansive jazz history. (Philly Jazz Legacy)
The legendary John Coltrane revolutionized jazz music with his innovative style of play. Though he died of liver cancer at just 40 years old, Coltrane’s legacy as one of the most prolific and influential artists of all time endures. The Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project will pay homage to him in a free talk with Lewis Porter, a musician/educator who authored two books on Coltrane and documentarian/historian Steve Rowland, producer of the audio doc “Tell Me How Long The Trane’s Been Gone.” Jazz Legacy project director Suzanne Cloud will host.