Culture & Arts

From a neighborhood cleanup to poetry and plays, here’s to an eventful new year of community participation and inspiration.

In the United States, Black names hold significant cultural and historical importance, reflecting a blend of African, European, and American influences. These names often carry deep meanings and are chosen to celebrate heritage, identity, and individuality within the Black community.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously asked, “What are you doing for others?” In that spirit, we’ve curated a list of events and volunteer opportunities across Philadelphia that offer meaningful ways to serve and to do work that would make King proud.

What started with 1,000 volunteers has grown into something big with hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the country. Today, years after MLK’s death, dozens of community activities are planned in his honor.

In the coming days, consider taking part in or attending some of these enlightening activities – many of which will observe the King holiday and his dream for humanity, equality, and freedom.

Has Voodoo been misjudged? For a long time, Voodoo has been associated with Black magic, witchcraft, and the like. Most people only know Voodoo from horror movies and the stereotypes created by Hollywood. However, the reality is totally different.

We salute the resolute and encourage a fun goal for 2026: Have more fun! So, let’s get started: For those of you who did not swear off drinking, cheers to a Happy New Year of event-going!