Emily Neil

An Afro-Latina leader at Peirce College and citywide change agent is helping to shape the future of Philly's workforce. 

A new exhibit and open workshop space at Taller Puertorriqueño is starting a conversation on Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, and inviting community participation and collaboration to create a dialogue.

Dr. Ignacio Sánchez, president of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, will receive an honorary degree from Drexel University College of Medicine at the school’s commencement ceremony on May 18.

Join AL DÍA Talks for a conversation with the expert on diversity in Philadelphia's workforce, Uva Coles, on April 18 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. 

Four candidates are vying to unseat incumbent Lt. Governor Mike Stack in the May 15 primary. On April 11 they will be speaking at a forum hosted by  AL DÍA News and 6ABC, in collaboration with Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at Temple's Kiva Auditorium.

Luis Manuel Ramírez, General Manager of the MBTA, Boston’s transportation authority, tells his story and offers some words of advice to young people entering into business.

HSI Pathways to the Professoriate program is looking to change the face of academia and boost the number of Latinos pursuing and completing doctorate degrees at institutions across the country.  

The Philly-based Cuban-American artist talks writing, trans figures in history, and contending with the history of Spanish colonization in the lead-up to eir bilingual solo show this weekend as part of the (re)FOCUS Festival.

Leticia Egea-Hinton is one of nine Philadelphians appointed to the city’s Board of Education, which will assume local control of the School District for the first time in 16 years this July.

The city of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro joined a national lawsuit aiming to block Trump Administration’s move to ask for citizenship information on the 2020 census.

A conference at Rutgers-Camden University on Friday highlighted the difficulties, discrimination faced by Puerto Rico in Maria recovery efforts.

In the wake of March for Our Lives and national movement on gun reform, youth examine the causes and effects of gun violence in the city at the PHL Youth Talks event.

Temple University professor and Colombian geographer Victor Gutiérrez is using a NASA-funded satellite imaging grant to pave the way for the future of biodiversity in his home country.

Leaders of the new Philadelphia chapter of American Airlines' Latin Diversity Network step up in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria to organize relief efforts and build cultural bridges. 

Thousands gathered for March for Our Lives Philadelphia on Saturday, listening to and cheering on student organizers and other speakers calling for gun reform in the wake of the Parkland shootings and in the context of the ongoing, horrific effects of gun violence in the city of Philadelphia. 

The new partnership with the MOE and Office of Adult Education allows local providers to offer ABE, ASE, and ESL classes in all 12 of the city’s community schools.