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Read our reporting on the issue of education disparities in the Philadelphia school system.
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The Logan Center is reporting on addiction, the MOVE bombing and more. Read all of our stories.
May 17 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Tomlinson Theater
MOVE Mocks Us All: A Staged Reading
Directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson.
Former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Maida Odom spent over 28 harrowing hours embedded directly across the street from 6221 Osage Avenue — the police target during the 1985 MOVE confrontation.
She reported through fear as thousands of bullets were fired and tons of gallons of water rained down, all in an effort to force controversial MOVE members from their home. Hours after she left, a bomb was dropped by police, killing 11 people — including 5 children. The ensuing fire destroyed 61 homes and left 250 people homeless. Profoundly disturbed by what she witnessed, Maida turned to art to process her trauma. Her play, “Move Mocks Us All,” is a searing exploration of that tragedy and its aftermath.
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MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy podcast featured on Insight with Loraine Ballard Morrill
Insight Pt. 2: MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy May 9, 2025 • 30 mins I’m joined by two powerful voices in journalism and education — Yvonne Latty, executive producer of the new podcast MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy and director of the Logan Center… READ MORE »
Listen to our new podcast on youth homelessness
Young, Unhoused and Unseen
Teens in group homes, moms in shelters, and LGBTQ youth sleeping on streets: These are some of the faces of young people experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia. The city is putting roughly $8 million toward ending the problem. “Young, Unhoused, and Unseen” examines youth homelessness in Philadelphia and solutions to end it.
Read our recent reporting on sports and gun violence
Playing Fields Not Killing Fields: Can Sports Be the Answer?
The Logan Center and Temple University’s Claire Smith Center for Sports Media, in partnership with The Philadelphia Inquirer, have launched a multimedia series examining the state of North Philadelphia’s recreational facilities and youth sports programs and whether investing in them should be a cornerstone anti-violence strategy for City Hall.
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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Temple University’s Logan Center has teamed up with WHYY News to discuss the possibility of Stop and Frisk returning to Philadelphia in a new five-episode podcast.
