Community Storytelling

This two-year grant will support the upgrade and reinstallation of the museum's main permanent exhibition, Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia 1776–1876. Responding to students' educational needs and expressed visitor interests, the exhibit's “Conversations” gallery will be reconfigured to connect the story of 19thcentury activism to the present day, covering the lives and legacies of African Americans in Philadelphia and the surrounding region through the 20th and 21st centuries.

This two-year grant will support The Village's neighborhood-based media advocacy work through two initiatives: the Juvenile Justice Media Fellowship, and the Civic Power Studio's Media Justice Lab. Through amplifying the voices of local experts—those most affected by systems of injustice and misrepresentation—these initiatives work to reshape narratives and dispel myths, bringing often unheard voices to seats of power and driving positive change for the community.

Building on a successful inaugural Good Pitch Local–Philadelphia program in 2018, this two-year grant will support two subsequent rounds of Good Pitch Local Philadelphia, with the addition of a re-granting program to fund filmmakers and to provide focused facilitation of networking and collaborations among participants.

This two-year grant will enable SEAMAAC to increase media training in SE Philadelphia, helping its constituencies tell and share their stories. In so doing, the “Way Forward Project” works to counter xenophobia and misunderstanding by building empathy, and by bridging and humanizing divides through the power of personal storytelling.

This six-month planning grant will support research and planning for a new television and radio broadcast series inspired by WYBE's signature series, Philadelphia Stories. In conjunction with exploring a relaunch of the series, PhillyCAM will strengthen its mentorship role, bolstering its role as a community connector and network builder for diverse local media makers and producers.