#US - Unique & Shared Experiences

We've been home for too long and are feeling restless! So today, we're gonna have five stories about getting into trouble, traveling the distance, and being up all night. Join us for this episode of #US "I Said Yes Just to See".

Rebeka

Tevor

Tess

Jarod

Sophia

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With the start of March and spring right around the corner, here at First Person Arts we're feeling ready to push away the old and reach for something new. So, this week we have five stories of people pushing, to sell cars, redefine themselves, or buy a boat from a shady seller. Join #Us for "I Made this S#!t Happen"

Zeeshan

David

Lisa

Jay

Emma

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When Kempis 'Ghani' Songster was imprisoned at the age of 15, his mother brought him three books; the autobiography of Malcolm X, Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane, and the autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Sentenced to life without parole and released after 30 years, Ghani talks about his process of coming home and the importance of restorative justice practices.

#US - Five People. One Moment: - "Love in the Heart of the City" provides a window into the hearts and minds of men of color living in several of Philadelphia's "arterial" corridors and neighborhoods. This deep dive shows how the 1-2 punch of the pandemic and protests over police-involved homicides have impacted their emotional health and overall well-being. We invite you to join #US as we explore "Love in the Heart of the City". Hosted by Gabe Bryant, produced by Stephanie Renée.

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Sudan Green is an African-American artist and activist from Germantown. He is the founder of Spirits Up! an organization using yoga, meditation, and art for black liberation. Among many things, Sudan discusses the six days of protests he was involved in and community reinvestment.

#US - Five People. One Moment: - "Love in the Heart of the City" provides a window into the hearts and minds of men of color living in several of Philadelphia's "arterial" corridors and neighborhoods. This deep dive shows how the 1-2 punch of the pandemic and protests over police-involved homicides have impacted their emotional health and overall well-being. We invite you to join #US as we explore "Love in the Heart of the City". Hosted by Gabe Bryant, produced by Stephanie Renée.

Thanks to Rapternal.com for the incidental music used throughout the series. Creative Commons license.

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Marvin Rocha is a Nicaraguan-American who lives in South Philly and works at the University of Pennsylvania. He works to support black members of the UPenn community after the police-involved homicides over the summer. He also seeks to help his own community of Nicaraguan-Americans and Latinx redefine masculinity and identity in the queer comunity. "You never know what someone else is going through."

#US - Five People. One Moment: - "Love in the Heart of the City" provides a window into the hearts and minds of men of color living in several of Philadelphia's "arterial" corridors and neighborhoods. This deep dive shows how the 1-2 punch of the pandemic and protests over police-involved homicides have impacted their emotional health and overall well-being. We invite you to join #US as we explore "Love in the Heart of the City". Hosted by Gabe Bryant, produced by Stephanie Renée.

Thanks to Rapternal.com for the incidental music used throughout the series. Creative Commons license.

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Eric Marsh is an African-American father. He shares his choice of self-care in the beginning of the pandemic and how rituals sustain him. Eric is a father honoring the male role as nurturer and protector.

#US - Five People. One Moment: - "Love in the Heart of the City" provides a window into the hearts and minds of men of color living in several of Philadelphia's "arterial" corridors and neighborhoods. This deep dive shows how the 1-2 punch of the pandemic and protests over police-involved homicides have impacted their emotional health and overall well-being. We invite you to join #US as we explore "Love in the Heart of the City". Hosted by Gabe Bryant, produced by Stephanie Renée.

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"Alone you go faster, together you go farther." Rob has this quote in mind as a mixed-race Japanese-American artist and activist. He discusses finding parallels to the Black Lives Matter movement amid a call for immigration reform and the way losing his job at the beginning of the pandemic allowed him to go deeper into activism.

#US - Five People. One Moment: - "Love in the Heart of the City" provides a window into the hearts and minds of men of color living in several of Philadelphia's "arterial" corridors and neighborhoods. This deep dive shows how the 1-2 punch of the pandemic and protests over police-involved homicides have impacted their emotional health and overall well-being. We invite you to join #US as we explore "Love in the Heart of the City". Hosted by Gabe Bryant, produced by Stephanie Renée.

Thanks to Rapternal.com for the incidental music used throughout the series. Creative Commons license.

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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we're celebrating all the ways a date can go wrong. Whether it's someone with a love of clowns or going on a blind date to Atlantic City, some dates are so bad the only words that can save them are "Take me to McDonald's, and take me home!" Join #Us for five bad dates, so you don't have to go on any.

Ashley

Grace

Alyssa

Candice

Eric

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Lauren

Kevin

Steve

Jill

Jamie

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