We are from the beginning – Liberty Bell and Constitution Center
We are from the City of Brotherly Love speaking 75 different languages
We are from neighborhoods – el Barrio, Chinatown, “Da Bottom, Port Richmond, Old
City, South, West, North Philly
We are a fusion of different peoples – Africa, American, Latino, Asian, Italian, Jews,
Russia, Irish (to name a few)
We are from marching mummers, water ice, cheese steaks, Tasty cake, soft pretzels
We are from soaring Eagles, Seventy Sixers, Flyers, Phantastic Phillies
We are from the arts, murals, music, museums
We are from Tymir, Fatina, Jose, Larmah, Khancha, Robert the F , Bill Cosby,
Marion Anderson, Patti Labelle, Ed Rendell, Nikki Giovanni, Lorene Carey
We are the Philadelphia Writing Project