Chester was 21 that morning at home. when he woke up, got dressed and went downstairs to have breakfast with his Dad before Chester Sr. headed to his job as maintenance foreman at Philadelphia’s Central High School. “Do you have any scrambled eggs left,” Chester asked his Mom as his Dad reached ...

I worked in the nonprofit sector for ten years prior to joining the effort of Occupy Wall Street, in 2011. After watching ten years of political maneuvering, posturing, and the peculiarities of begging the wealthy for financial crumbs, in the halls of the most prestigious nonprofit organizations ...

Doesn’t it always seem that when things get the darkest that the heroes appear? That only used to be in the funny papers; now it’s taking place in real life. The darkness I refer to is where we Americans find ourselves at this moment in history. We are pandemic-shocked, staggering from job loss ...

It is with the greatest sense of appreciation that on the debut of the Let’s Rethink This (LRT) website we present famed Hip Hop photographer, Ernie Paniccioli as our Creative Community’s Impact Artist of the month. It has been declared that “If Brother Ernie has not photographed you, then you a...

“In this day and age, high-quality internet service is a necessity, not a luxury,” said NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio when he announced this month a major milestone in the city’s effort to bring new internet connectivity options to its residents. “By investing in broadband infrastructure” the mayor d...