Listening Post #10: Hope in the New Year
Try as I might, I could not manage a cheery holiday Listening Post, so sad...
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Tuesday, December 29
Wednesday, November 25
Listening Post # 9: Thanksgiving
Gratitude takes many forms, has many names. One of them is Hyacinth King. Hyacinth spent...
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Monday, July 13
Listening Post #8: Sanctuary In The Kitchen
When you lose your home, there are a multitude of other, intangible things that you...
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Tuesday, June 23
Listening Post #7: Mr. Nobody
The day I met Freddy was a particularly wild day on Hagert Street. Annie, a...
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Tuesday, May 05
Listening Post #6: Leaning Into Love
Blood pressure checks at the free Clinic may be routine, but they are not ordinary....
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Wednesday, March 04
Listening Post #5: Somebody To Love Me
Last week, a young, fragile, 26-years-ancient woman found her way to the free clinic in...
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Thursday, January 29
Listening Post #4: The Wisdom We Hold
Martin says he is damaged beyond repair. He repeats it again, sadly shakes his head,...
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Friday, December 19
Listening Post #2: The Faith That Does Justice: Mrs. Viola Sanders
A luminous Philadelphian, Mrs. Viola Sanders, died on November 5 at the age of 76....
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Tuesday, November 18
Dispatch From The Dispossessed: Listening Post #1
This article appeared in an abbreviated form on the op-ed page of The Philadelphia Inquirer...
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